Well said.
One note however: it was JP II who was responsible for the elevation of the majority of cardinals that voted in the conclave for Bergoglio’s election.
Now the modernist Popes are canonizing each other. Removing the requirement for two or more miracles and removing the office of the Devil’s Advocate. They are in effect canonizing Vatican Council II, the council that Jesus Christ Himself warned us about when he said beware of wolves in sheeps clothing. By your fruits you shall know them.
How often do we hear from “conservative” Catholics that if only we fully implemented what was contained in the council documents we would achieve that nirvana that so many spoke of, the “springtime” in the Church? We don’t need more VC II, and at some point these recent canonizations will have to be reviewed.
I look forward to the day when an orthodox Pope has a book burning party in St. Peter’s Square, burning all of the ambiguous worm-tongue texts that have issued in the last 50 years. Symbolic and fun at the same time.
As I understand, though, there was some campaigning by those who wanted the South American man over others. As I understand this possibility, doesn’t it make his selection void since it was not carried out under the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
But how are we to know?