Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Tax-chick

I think they should respect the tradition. I don’t think he would have asked for this to be done.


7 posted on 07/05/2013 12:32:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]


To: nickcarraway
I don’t think he would have asked for this to be done.

For what to be done?

8 posted on 07/05/2013 12:33:23 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I want shrimp tacos.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

To: nickcarraway; IbJensen

I agree. I don’t particularly like JPII - he had almost 30 years to bring the Church out of destruction wrought by VII, and he really didn’t do much until he got so weak that Ratzinger could start cleaning things out behind the scenes. He appointed weak or even bad bishops and largely ignored the sexual abuse scandals until ver late.

I’ve always thought JPII was very media driven and just wanted to be liked.

HOWEVER, all that said, he was regarded as conservative by many people and his travels made a big impact. So who knows?

I wouldn’t cultivate a personal devotion to him myself, but the Church has clearly decided that the good outweighed the bad. That’s ok too.


20 posted on 07/05/2013 1:25:20 PM PDT by livius
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson