Exactly, JPII effectively denied the 'power of the keys'.  In addition he denied the action of the Holy Spirit to function as Jesus taught the Spirit would function in that the Spirit would teach other things the Apostles were not yet ready to hear.   JPII gets his way on the ordination of women only be denying the very scriptural verses were are to believe give him the power to make his statement.  He and the Church had/have the authority.