Rome — A documentary hit the airwaves this week in Poland alleging the former pope, Saint John Paul II, protected pedophile priests when he was Archbishop of Krakow in his native country. It has reignited a long-standing debate over whether John Paul II was made a saint too quickly. The report aired this week by Polish broadcaster TVN24 accuses John Paul of allowing three priests to continue working in the church in the 1970s despite knowing they had been accused of abusing minors. Two of the priests eventually served prison terms for their crimes. Calls for John Paul II to be made a saint began at his funeral, on April 2, 2005, when cries of “Santo Subito” (or “sainthood immediately”) erupted from the half million pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Many held up banners calling for his sainthood. The cries didn’t fall on deaf ears. Just days after his death, the Vatican began the process of making him a saint. He was “beatified” only six years later and then “canonized” — formally declared a saint — just three years after that. It was the fastest canonization in the history of the Catholic Church. “Quick canonizations are problematic,”… Read full this story
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