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Pope John Paul II had the 3rd longest pontificate in the history of the Catholic Church. He was the Pope for 26.5 years. Only Blessed Pope Pius IX (32 years) and St. Peter himself (34 years) had longer pontificates.
The recent beatification of now Blessed Pope John Paul II was not without its many critics. I was a "fan" of John Paul II for the first 24 years of his pontificate. I've been heard saying 'John Paul II we love you'. I attended World Youth Day (aka Catholic Woodstock) in Toronto in 2002. I almost got close enough to see him without the aid of the gigantic video screens. On one of the days I wasn't there, a thunder storm ripped part of the roof off of the largest stage ever constructed and the rain soaked 600 bishops and cardinals and even soaked the Pope (John Paul II). It seemed as though a message was being sent to the Pope who could do no wrong?
The pontificate of John Paul II had many scandals. The child sexual abuse scandals were the worst (so far, 2% of priests have been indicted). John Paul II's pontificate also saw money laundering scandals, political scandals, liturgical abuse scandals, the scandals of disobedient bishops and priests (John Paul II was notorious for not disciplining wayward bishops, priests, and "Catholic" theologians), and ecumenical scandals (e.g. Assisi I & II, taking the dot of shiva on his head, "cultural" masses, etc.). And let's not forget the scandal of Pope John Paul II kissing the koran. Oh no. Let's not.
John Paul II kissed the koran. And that's a fact. It has been photographed and I heard that it is incessantly run on a foreign network (al jazeera). I have this to say about it: "The Pope should not have kissed the koran. Period." Good Catholics would willingly be tortured and killed and still never do such a thing. Let's face it, John Paul II was gaga on ecumenism. It eventually led him to this extremely ignoble act. Never before has a Catholic Pope done this. And never again will a Catholic Pope do this.
Pope John Paul II was the most travelled Pope in history, visiting over 100 countries. I wish the Pope had stayed home and cleaned house. Thankfully, Pope Benedict XVI is cleaning house (among other things).
To people who say he is John Paul the great, I say John Paul the great what? Pope Gregory the Great was great. St. Basil the Great was great. St. Gertrude the Great was great. John Paul II not so much. I do not judge the Pope here. No one has the jurisdiction to judge the Pope. So there was a major drop-off in Catholic belief and practice during his reign. How much of this can really be accredited to him? Some said he was a Pope who would go far. Some said he went too far. But I say you can't keep a good Pope down. He made his own Code of Canon Law, his own Catechism, his own version of altar boys (girl altar boys or GABs, approved in 1994), and he even made his own Rosary in 2002 (I have to conclude with other humble Catholics that the Pope has changed the Rosary). Maybe he did get too big for his spats?
At any rate, I don't like to speak ill of anyone, especially a Pope. For now, John Paul II remains a Blessed in the Church. One more miracle attributed to him could fast-track him on the road to Sainthood. The Pope who made more Saints than all the other Popes combined (thanks to his revision of qualifications for Sainthood) could now himself be put through his own Sainthood factory and become a Saint in the Holy Catholic Church. I hope that this does not happen. The Modernists would love to have a post-Vatican II Sainted Pope on their side. It would help to silence the opposition to the modernist heresy that seeks to destroy the Catholic Church. As it stands, the last Sainted Pope is Pope St. Pius X, the very Pope who stood down the modernists of his day.
I appeal to Pope Benedict XVI. Review the qualifications for Beatification, and review the Beatification of John Paul II. Catholics have recourse to the Pope himself if we see an injustice being wrought in the Church. Catholics kiss the Pope's ring, not his butt.
John Paul II is the previous Pope. He is no longer the Pope of the Catholic Church. Benedict XVI is the Pope and he is no JPII clone. Long live Pope Benedict XVI.
Ok Bloggers. Be good.
God Bless you,
In Christ the King,
Michael the Lionheart
Pope John Paul II had the 3rd longest pontificate in the history of the Catholic Church. He was the Pope for 26.5 years. Only Blessed Pope Pius IX (32 years) and St. Peter himself (34 years) had longer pontificates.
The recent beatification of now Blessed Pope John Paul II was not without its many critics. I was a "fan" of John Paul II for the first 24 years of his pontificate. I've been heard saying 'John Paul II we love you'. I attended World Youth Day (aka Catholic Woodstock) in Toronto in 2002. I almost got close enough to see him without the aid of the gigantic video screens. On one of the days I wasn't there, a thunder storm ripped part of the roof off of the largest stage ever constructed and the rain soaked 600 bishops and cardinals and even soaked the Pope (John Paul II). It seemed as though a message was being sent to the Pope who could do no wrong?
The pontificate of John Paul II had many scandals. The child sexual abuse scandals were the worst (so far, 2% of priests have been indicted). John Paul II's pontificate also saw money laundering scandals, political scandals, liturgical abuse scandals, the scandals of disobedient bishops and priests (John Paul II was notorious for not disciplining wayward bishops, priests, and "Catholic" theologians), and ecumenical scandals (e.g. Assisi I & II, taking the dot of shiva on his head, "cultural" masses, etc.). And let's not forget the scandal of Pope John Paul II kissing the koran. Oh no. Let's not.
John Paul II kissed the koran. And that's a fact. It has been photographed and I heard that it is incessantly run on a foreign network (al jazeera). I have this to say about it: "The Pope should not have kissed the koran. Period." Good Catholics would willingly be tortured and killed and still never do such a thing. Let's face it, John Paul II was gaga on ecumenism. It eventually led him to this extremely ignoble act. Never before has a Catholic Pope done this. And never again will a Catholic Pope do this.
Pope John Paul II was the most travelled Pope in history, visiting over 100 countries. I wish the Pope had stayed home and cleaned house. Thankfully, Pope Benedict XVI is cleaning house (among other things).
To people who say he is John Paul the great, I say John Paul the great what? Pope Gregory the Great was great. St. Basil the Great was great. St. Gertrude the Great was great. John Paul II not so much. I do not judge the Pope here. No one has the jurisdiction to judge the Pope. So there was a major drop-off in Catholic belief and practice during his reign. How much of this can really be accredited to him? Some said he was a Pope who would go far. Some said he went too far. But I say you can't keep a good Pope down. He made his own Code of Canon Law, his own Catechism, his own version of altar boys (girl altar boys or GABs, approved in 1994), and he even made his own Rosary in 2002 (I have to conclude with other humble Catholics that the Pope has changed the Rosary). Maybe he did get too big for his spats?
At any rate, I don't like to speak ill of anyone, especially a Pope. For now, John Paul II remains a Blessed in the Church. One more miracle attributed to him could fast-track him on the road to Sainthood. The Pope who made more Saints than all the other Popes combined (thanks to his revision of qualifications for Sainthood) could now himself be put through his own Sainthood factory and become a Saint in the Holy Catholic Church. I hope that this does not happen. The Modernists would love to have a post-Vatican II Sainted Pope on their side. It would help to silence the opposition to the modernist heresy that seeks to destroy the Catholic Church. As it stands, the last Sainted Pope is Pope St. Pius X, the very Pope who stood down the modernists of his day.
I appeal to Pope Benedict XVI. Review the qualifications for Beatification, and review the Beatification of John Paul II. Catholics have recourse to the Pope himself if we see an injustice being wrought in the Church. Catholics kiss the Pope's ring, not his butt.
John Paul II is the previous Pope. He is no longer the Pope of the Catholic Church. Benedict XVI is the Pope and he is no JPII clone. Long live Pope Benedict XVI.
Ok Bloggers. Be good.
God Bless you,
In Christ the King,
Michael the Lionheart
