This is a tough one. Allow the media to continue to excoriate the current Pope in the press, or put the blame on the previous pope who’s on the fast track for sainthood?
Personally, I believe Ratzinger. He’s a hard-ass purist.
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“This is a tough one. Allow the media to continue to excoriate the current Pope in the press, or put the blame on the previous pope who’s on the fast track for sainthood?”
About two years before he died John Paul II admitted he was probably too lax on discipline. Anyone who lived through his reign should know that that’s true. John Paul II will still become a saint. No one can seriously question his personal holiness. His administrative failings won’t keep him from sainthood.