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.
They don’t just pick names at random. Sainthood for Serra has been in the works for decades.