Father Serra was a good man, those who followed him were a mixed bag. Would the Indians be better off without Serra? No. Their destruction was guaranteed with the Spanish intrusion and later, the Americans were only marginally better.
Regardless of what Lopez and his tribe wanted, Comrade Pope was going to bestow sainthood upon a Hispanic to inspire other undocumented illegal “pilgrams”. Hey, if Comrade Pope can hang out with Cuban murderers, Muslims and church molesters, bestowing sainthood on an “imperfect” priest is no big deal.
This pope has no problem bestowing honors on murderous thugs.