, theology professor at Pennsylvania's Villanova University. John Paul was a champion against communism and"a larger-than-life person," whose influence is vast among conservative and"middle-of-the-road" Catholics alike, he says.in February 2019 — is not the only sexual predator John Paul had taken under his wing.
Another was the Rev. Marcial Maciel, the Mexican founder of the Legionaries of Christ, who abused numerous minors and fathered children from different women. Maciel wasThe McCarrick report suggests John Paul's experience with the secret police in communist Poland may have convinced him that allegations of clerical sex abuse were aimed at damaging the Catholic Church.
But Faggioli says he believes"it has to do more with a clerical culture that is a typical Catholic disease of these last couple of centuries."recently,"the willingness of John Paul to advance McCarrick shows the corrupting influence of clericalism." Speaking to NPR, Reese says,"John Paul II was incapable of believing that his friends and supporters could be involved in sexual abuse."
He adds,"He thought they were doing wonderful things for the church and he just could not imagine that they could be doing such vile deeds.""I'm a Catholic theologian, and I personally believe that canonizations are infallible," Goldstein says."And moreover, there were very well documented miracles."A weird thing about being Catholic is that today's report doesn't change my belief that Pope John Paul II has infallibly been declared a saint.You broke it.
I don't look to NPR for religious or other guidance. They have an agenda and an angle just like every other news source. My advice is to take this article with a grain of salt bc JP2 didn't fit the woke agenda and Francis does. Do your own research and decide for yourself.
There is a reason why you're supposed to wait
gehringdc Some of us don’t wonder. Some of us are sure it was too hasty!
gehringdc Partly because JPII abolished the position of devil's advocate, whose role was to find reason why a person shouldn't be a made a saint. The devil's advocate needs to be reinstated to help prevent this from happening again.
Infallibility is a fallacy, he Shepard the Catholic church through a sickening criminal cover up, but the real outrageous thing was Sinead O'Connor ripping his picture on national tv
Any religion is evil, intolerance towards the opponent and deification of ourselves.
If the Vatican went back to the actual teachings of Christ instead of the “Mad Men” ( and it’s all men) PR driven bs to keep themselves in power, they wouldn’t have these problems. Remember humility?
Saint, no saint - it's all a bunch of silliness.
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Very unfortunate... All can be changed and forgiven. The Cardinal will meet his maker on his judgment day as all of us will.
What a bummer. I really liked him, though it seems that was on incomplete information. Not sure what the standards are for sainthood, but he will definitely be viewed as an important figure in the church's history.
If it’s bad unsaint him..
Nothing makes NPR ejaculate faster than reporting evil of the Catholic Church.
This medieval practice of declaring certain persons as being saints is a political undertaking more than anything else & a way of attracting the unsophisticated. Never underestimate the entertainment component of religious rituals.
so just cuz “people” made him a saint, doesn’t really mean he is one where it counts
The politics of organized religion on view to the world....
Pope Francis would make a better Saint than JP II ~ and yes, I still don’t see the how or why he was rushed into Sainthood so quickly when Mother Teresa & Father Solanus are far more deserving g.
Should be rescinded
Maybe this idea of Popes has some flawed thinking?
'Go in peace and sin no more.' Confession was mandatory. I never understood why they made you do this every week unless you DID sin. It forced me to find some infraction to report when I was just being a kid. I look at these perverts and think HOW. HOW?
He definitely knew about the pedos and did nothing.
Being a saint is something you have to continue to earn. I guess he's slacking on turning that water into wine from beyond the grave.
JP2 sez: Moral Relativism is evil.
He was a fascist. Point barre.
He supports the CCP Shame on him!
The Vatican needs an overhaul in general. When you spend $3B a year covering up sex scandals, it means too many old white men have been in power for too long.
Ok google how do I unsaint someone
Why does it matter?
JPll also hand-picked / gave rise to Bernie Law who mastered a shell game of hiding and protecting sexual papist rapists in the bostoncatholic. Ask the hundreds (thousands?) of victims who struggle even today whether sainthood was deserved. burnthechurch
Lots of shady saints out there and he's one of them. But what's it matter anyway? It's just a Vatican popularity contest.
Recent report? Haven't we known about the cover-up for a long time now?
Sorry, but the only one from my lifetime that deserved Sainthood was Mother Teresa. She lived among the poor n dedicated her life to their needs. No material things or show or pomp. Being treated like a King, n living n traveling in luxury doesn’t take a Saint. 🤦🏻♀️
Where’s Christopher Hitchens?
As much as I loved JPII, I think it is time to expose wrong where it existed. It is the only way we are going to save The Church. If you have to have organized religion, that is.
They are all frauds
He allowed pedophiles to abuse children for years.
None of it matters, it's all made up bullshit.
You mean the dude who played hush on a massive child molestation crisis wasn't a Saint What?
All popes since forever have looked the other way on child rape. John Paul II is no different. The papacy deserves no respect until it admits its wrongdoing. They'll never do that bc lawsuits. And that about sums up the morality of the catholic church.
I never saw kindness in his eyes.
Sigh. Mythology.
stop making everbody saints would be a good thing.
A saint who participated in a massive cover up of the rape of tens of thousand of children globally. With saints like that who needs the devil..
I never liked him.
wow
It is his legacy.
What are we doing here?
People misunderstand what a saint is supposed to be. Sainthood is a declaration that a person is in heaven, as verified by two miracles. That being said, there is a reason for why the wait period for considering sainthood exists, and I think it's bad that it was waived for him
Hello. Thank you picture. Sorry hard bur sell life.
None of them are saints in my opinion.
Anybody can become a 'saint' with the right influences.
Yeah making a man who covered up child rapists a Saint is questionable.
Well, Bill Barr got some award for being a Catholic or something and he's over here executing federal prisoners at an alarming rate.
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