St. John Paul?

Here is a fascinating account of the attempt to canonize the late Pope John Paul II, that is, to declare him a saint: Charting a Path to Sainthood. Catholic scholars are looking for a medical miracle caused by praying to him–and have apparently found at least one–but must work through the counter-arguments by the devil’s advocates, which amount to mainly that he was too conservative. But the process shows that the old Catholicism challenged by the Reformation still remains.

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#1 Kyralessa on 06.02.08 at 5:08 pm

Can you elaborate? By “the old Catholicism”, do you mean recognizing saints at all, or having strict criteria for them, or what? Canonizing saints isn’t unique to Roman Catholicism.

#2 My Cousin the Saint | Justin Catanoso » Blog Archive » Washington Post on 06.02.08 at 7:59 pm

[…] UPDATE: United Press International adds more to the story. Others are blogging about JPII and sainthood here and here and here, and finally, here. […]

#3 Around the Study (July 2008) « The Shepherd’s Study on 07.03.08 at 5:10 pm

[…] The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same (2 June 2008) - Gene Veith provides an interesting comment on a Washington Post article detailing the efforts being made to canonize Pope John Paul II. As Veith writes, “…[T]he process shows that the old Catholicism challenged by the Reformation still remains.” […]

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