I read that Pope Benedict XVI is progressing his predecessor John Paul II towards making him a saint. I got no problem with that and since I don't believe in any God, they can do what they bloody well like. It makes no difference to what they did on Earth.
BUT and it is a big but, JP2 always seemed to be a saintly man with a warmth for people sadly lacking in most popes. I remember that night in Rome as he passed by on his Popemobile just a few feet away from me.You could feel the love that the crowd bore for him. It was overwhelming.
Benedict is said to be looking to canonize Pius XII as well. The Jews ain't happy saying that he was a Nazi collaborator - well, who wasn't in Italy in WWII? No, my objection is that he was cold and austere and lacked empathy. Same goes for Paul VI.
Although I do not believe, I expect Popes to capture hearts. JP2 did. If that makes him a saint, then I should be one as well.
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