Personally, I think he's an idiot; even more so than John Paul. While probably not consciously bent on world-wide deception, that's basically what he achieves. Pretty sad really.
I'm speaking as a person who has fought against strong (Hispanic) Roman Catholicism all my life. I've seen the beliefs of Catholics tear people apart and keep them in spiritual darkness. Keep in mind that Catholicism in Hispanic countries is much different, much darker than the watered-down version in primarily-Protestant countries like the USA.
I've seen people walk hundreds of miles carrying the 7-foot statue of a saint, b/c they believe that will give them eternal life. I've seen people crawl on their knees for miles on cobblestones to a church until their knees are bloody and torn and scarred for life.
They don't trust Christ to save them as the Bible teaches; they pray to Mary instead. I could go on and on about the outrages I've seen in the name of the Catholic "religion". I could just cry for those people in their darkness. Many of the native superstitious beliefs and the Indian gods are added into the Catholic faith in Mexico, where I grew up.
I don't mean to be offensive to anyone. I'm just stating my opinion from my personal experiences and beliefs. You are welcome to have a different opinion.
I'm sorry if I seem to come on too hard here, but it's an issue that I feel very strongly about.
"My brain and this world don't fit each other, and there's an end of it!" - G.K. Chesterton