Pope John Paul II greeted young people in Los Angeles in September 1987. He actively turned his attention to the young, a group overlooked by many earlier popes and religious leaders.
(Yes, I know I posted this on your previous thread, but it seems especially apt here....)
Not to be a party pooper...
...and I love what JP2 did to the Communists...
...but I want someone to get to the bottom of JP2’s involvement with protecting Cardinal Bernard Law from prosecution, before I we rush him to into recognized Saint status.
This is ESPECIALLY true if the Church bureaucracy wants to make him a “patron saint of the youth”. IF (and only if) he played a critical role in protecting those who protected priests who ABUSED children, then such a designation would be a stain that would drive many away from the church, and hence Christ’s message.
Given that the miracle that led to beatification was healing a Parkinson’s victim, I have a feeling that’s the way it’s going to go.
Rather, a call for JPII to be patron saint of those who suffer from chronic or terminal illnesses or those folks who do friequient flying.
If my memory is correct, after when the sex abuse scandels first exploded onto the scene about a decade ago, JPII I remember had a special meeting with most of the American Catholic bishops about the very grave matter at the time and I would not have been surprised if he was very, very upset bigtime.
Pope John Paul II, when he is canonized, should be the Saint of Human Life. He articulated the dignity of the human person, at every moment of existence, in a way that no person of good will can ignore.