Not everyone devoted to John Paul II cause.ROME -- Bucking calls for the late pope's immediate canonization canonization (kăn'ənĭzā`shən), in the Roman Catholic Church, process by which a person is classified as a saint. It is now performed at Rome alone, although in the Middle Ages and earlier bishops elsewhere used to canonize. , a group of primarily European theologians is publicly opposing sainthood for John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. , according A.C.I. Prensa. The theologians, led by Italian Giulio Girardi, listed seven reasons why John Paul II should not be canonized can·on·ize tr.v. can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing, can·on·iz·es 1. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such. 2. To include in the biblical canon. 3. , including, among others, his refusal to allow a more open discussion of both sexual ethics Sexual ethics is a sub-category of ethics that pertain to acts falling within the broad spectrum of human sexual behavior, sexual intercourse in particular. Broadly speaking questions of sexual ethics can be organized into issues related to consent, issues related to the and the role of women in the church, his "repression" of liberation theology, and his unwillingness to permit a more democratic structure in the church. |
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