Ping!
From what I know of him, he was a beloved man of God, not because he was Pope, but because of his personal relationship and commitment to Christ.
“Bl. John Paul II’s critical stance towards the devaluing of human life, materialism and hedonism in countries of Christian origin made him an “antagonistic figure” both of communist regimes and “misguided” modernizations in democratic countries, Scaraffia explained.
This made him “a dangerous adversary for many.””
I believe Communist regimes and “misguided” moderizations are one and the same. There has always been two cities and only two...the liar and deceiver always seeks to confuse us.
St. Augustine:- Two loves formed two cities: the love of self, reaching even to contempt of God, an earthly city; and the love of God, reaching to contempt of self, a heavenly one...’ St Augustines prophetic words have been repeated as a warning of danger in many encyclicals...