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The simplest reason, Voltron, is that sainthood is not something that is conferred by popular acclaim.
Well, it should be  In the Catholic Church, the "will of the people" has much more importance than it's normally believed. Some would even say that popular aclaim is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. I know an exorcist priest who told me to go right ahead and consider him a saint, for Vatican's bureaucracy is sure to follow...
Another reason some people might not share your high opinion of John Paul is that he was a deeply reactionary old crank, and his backward, illiberal views on human sexuality and papal authority have gone a long way toward making the Catholic Church irrelevant. He was and remains a widely despised figure, even by those who, like myself, love the Church.
Was he? I had no idea, I thought it was just Sinead O'Connor who did not like him. Down here in Brazil, he's immensely popular. He was conservative in what comes to sex and family, I'll give you that, but at least he had the moral grandeur to start the process of apologising for the Catholic past sins (burning witches, slandering Galileu, that sort of stuff) and this is no small potato. And, hey, at least he is better than the new guy, that's for sure. If you think old Wojtyla was bad, wait until you see what Ratzinger is going to do...
But let's not have this argument over this here, for it's waaayyy off-topic (and I take absolutely no offense for different opinions on John of God [this is the nickname we Brazilians gave him after his firts visit, in 1980]. Saint or not, he was just a man, and therefore not perfect)
Btw, I looooove the way you call me by different names when you want to antagonize me It's really fun |
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