I realise that sainthood in the Catholic church comes with all sorts of rules and regulations. I also realise that Pope John Paul II was a popular pope and people want him to become a saint. I can sort of understand it – from a non-believer’s viewpoint. To me he wasn’t a bad egg even if he did mismanage the abuse scandal somewhat.
So, we have a man who was just that; a man – both good and flawed, who remains popular among his followers after his death. So much so that they want to elevate him to sainthood. The only thing standing in the way is that awkwardness about miracles. The Catholic Church loves a good miracle – and, miraculously, they found one, which was pretty convenient.
From the outside looking in, I am amazed that people fall for this guff. Thousands of people seriously believe that an ordinary man could, upon death, cure Parkinson’s… Yeah, right.
Maybe it would be simpler just to alter the rules and give him his sainthood for the true reason – they think he was a jolly fine chap who deserves it.
Who needs a Pope: who cured Ernest Saunders? 👿
I don’t know why non-members get so hot under the collar with the rules of a club they don’t belong to nor wish to join.
I’m not hot under the collar, merely amused that so many people are prepared to openly buy into something that is such obvious bunkum.
Funny old thing, religion…
It’s also that the RC church is the longest-serving thorougly evil enterproise on the planet.
Their trail of blackmail, murder, corruption and oppression cannot be beatem, even by their vigorous emulators in the religious murder business, the communist parties …..