Pope John Paul II officially beautified by the Vatican Page 2

Started by Livewire May 1st, 2011 4:38 PM
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Livewire

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I also know for a fact that the media itself made more of a demon of the Catholic Church than was strictly necessary, we all know the media is full of capitalist people who are prone to do such things because it draws viewers and brings in advertisement revenue. The media outlets which reported these things was the root of the problem in my opinion, not the Pope himself.

Now, as for the criteria for Sainthood, I believe that's fair enough to be honest. I don't believe that those criteria have changed in the last century to be honest. If you can prove me wrong on this one then do so, but it'll have to be a publication straight from the Vatican saying so, or one directly citing such a document.
Moving priests to other parishes implies their guilt. If they were truly innocent, then there is no need for them to be re-assigned.

also,

Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister[5] of 25 January 1983, and the norms issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 7 February 1983, for its implementation on diocesan level continued the work of simplification already initiated by Pope Paul VI.[6] In particular, the reforms eliminated the office of the Promoter of the Faith (Latin: promotor fidei), popularly known as the Devil's advocate, who was required to present a case against canonization. Possibly as a result, the rate of canonization increased markedly after 1983.
It's now quite easy to become a saint, compared to what it used to be.

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Sex Scandals > The fall of Communism.

Thank you, media.
While his efforts were certainly a help, It wasn't instrumental to the fall of communism. The USSR had been dead in the water for some time and Gorbachev's policies combined with US influence brought down the USSR.

Let's not forget that a few of these Catholic priests allowed several prominent Nazi SS officers to escape to Latin America. Josef Mangela, etc.