The AP headline reads,

"Polish Church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims."

This is not accurate. As the report itself makes plain, it's the Polish Catholic bishops, not "the Polish church," that is leaping to John Paul II's defense, underststandly so, since the bishops of the Polish Catholic church are extraordinarily defensive and favor the defensive fortress-church model promoted by their fellow Pole, John Paul II.

#PopeJohnPaul #Poland

https://apnews.com/article/church-sex-abuse-john-paul-poland-wojtyla-735c410937f09590f898bf04b416198d

On the canonization of John Paul II and survivors of clerical sexual abuse, John Allen and Thomas Reese spectacularly miss the point

In what sense is a pastoral leader who has the ability to protect children from abuse but protects their abusers instead a role model for the Christian life?

#PopeJohnPaul #canonization #SexualAbuse #Catholic

http://bilgrimage.blogspot.com/2023/03/on-canonization-of-john-paul-ii-and.html

Allen and Reese say that, well, canonization doesn't mean the saint wasn't a sinner like the rest of us.

But that's not the point about the furor that John Paul II was made a saint — immediately. The point is that canonization holds the saint up to all of us as a model for the Christian life.

In what sense is a man a saint when he has a position of authority that allows him to protect minors from abuse but protects their abusers instead? That's the question here.

#PopeJohnPaul #canonization

John Allen and Thomas Reese appear not to understand what it means for the Catholic church to declare someone a saint — as it did so with reckless speed when Pope John Paul II was canonized immediately after his death, to the consternation of not a few Catholics who thought that John Paul's papal legacy was more than a little mixed.

As we're now finding out, as archbiship in Krakow, he covered up sexual abuse of minors by priests.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-paul-ii-former-pope-sainthood-debate-accusations-protecting-pedophiles-poland/

#PopeJohnPaul was not very ‘saintly’ when he was the Archbishop of Poland. 😬 👉 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-paul-ii-covered-up-sexual-abuse_n_64078f27e4b018d7c56d4f0e

#ChildSexualPredators were #HotPotatoes in the #CatholicChurch for centuries!

What kind of saint knows children are being abused, has the authority to stop that abuse and protect those children, but protects their abusers instead — putting more children in harm's way?

What does sainthood mean any longer in the Catholic church now that John Paul II has been canonized, declared a saint?

#Catholic #SexualAbuse #PopeJohnPaul

http://bilgrimage.blogspot.com/2023/03/pope-st-john-paul-ii-knew-about-sexual.html

Monika Scislowska

"Pope St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, according to a television news report."

A question: Pope SAINT John Paul II knew about clerical sexual abuse of minors and covered it up?

And he was declared a saint after his death?

Do saints who could protect children cover up their sexual abuse?

#Catholic #SexualAbuse #PopeJohnPaul

https://www.ncronline.org/news/polish-tv-report-john-paul-ii-knew-abuse-archbishop