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>>You said: And only Pope St Pius X is a canonized pope of the twentieth century (I'm not including "saints" canonized after JP II did away with the devil's advocate.) Explain how it is you "don't decide anything"? <<

Ask John Pau II. He was the one who decided on changing the rules; not I.

You mean Pope John Paul II? John Paul II was canonized on 27 April 2014, together with Pope John XXIII. Both twentieth century. What about Pope Paul VI? He is already well on his way to canonization (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI#Beatification). He's a twentieth century pope. Then you have Pope Pius XII. He's been named "venerable" and was also a twentieth century pope.

So, let me get this straight...you decide on who is a valid Pope, who is a valid "saint" and which RC "rules" you will accept or not. Sure sounds like you do the deciding no matter how much you deny it or weasel word it.

You mean Pope John Paul II? John Paul II was canonized on 27 April 2014, together with Pope John XXIII. Both twentieth century.

Nope. Can't even keep you centuries right, can you? No wonder you're so bad with scripture.

On 6 May 2001 he [John Paul II] became the first Catholic pope to enter and pray in a mosque, namely the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Respectfully removing his shoes, he entered the former Byzantine era Christian church dedicated to John the Baptist, who is also revered as a prophet of Islam. He gave a speech including the statement: "For all the times that Muslims and Christians have offended one another, we need to seek forgiveness from the Almighty and to offer each other forgiveness."[96] He kissed the Qur'an in Syria, an act that made him popular among Muslims but that disturbed many Catholics.[190]

On 11 December 1983, John Paul II participated in an ecumenical service in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rome,[209] the first papal visit ever to a Lutheran church. The visit took place 500 years after the birth of Martin Luther, the German Augustinian monk who initiated the Protestant Reformation.

Pope John Paul II is not one of my favorite popes.