[ebb tide]

The story is important because Pope Francis, at the request of the Serbian Orthodox, has created a commission to study the life and work of Stepinac, in order to come to a better mutual understanding of Stepinac's words and actions.

As with the case of Pope Pius XII's canonization being delayed due to pressure from the Jews and Catholic ecumaniacs, we now see another post-conciliar pope yielding to the demands of the Orthodox regarding whom the Catholic Church can raise to the altar of God.

[vladimir998]

Three Sermons Against Racism by Archbishop Stepinac
http://www.churchinhistory.org/pages/booklets/stepinac-sermans(n).htm

http://www.churchinhistory.org/pages/booklets/croatia(n)-1.htm

[Alberta's Child]

That’s not unusual. Pope Pius IX — who served for more than 30 years from 1846-1878 (I believe he was the longest-serving pope in history) — still hasn’t been canonized. His case has been opened and closed a number of times, largely for political reasons. He wasn’t beatified until 2000.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The two pieces of the Church might not actually want to COORDINATE huh?

If this saint IS living in heaven AND everything ascribed by the Roman Catholic church to saints is possible... would either HE or JESUS want to push it without even the Orthodox agreement? (And contrariwise, can the Orthodox forgive?)

This sounds like churches full of themselves, not full of God.

[NRx]

The Serbs need to butt out. Stepinac wasn’t Orthodox and we aren’t Catholics. If the Pope chooses to canonize this monster it’s none of our business.

[piusv]

Ecumenism has made the Church weak...and the non-Catholics know this and use it.