04-18-2011, 06:54 PM
The strange part of this to me is that October 22 will be the Feast Day of JP2. In 1978 he was elected pope on October 16 and then installed as pope on the 22nd.
If, as the Vatican is saying, JP2 is being beatified due to his personal sanctity, rather than as a judgement of his papacy, it seems rather odd to me to establish his feast day on the day he was installed as pope.
Actually, shouldn't have said it seems odd - it makes complete sense. It seems the personal sanctity angle is just an excuse to get it pushed through.
If, as the Vatican is saying, JP2 is being beatified due to his personal sanctity, rather than as a judgement of his papacy, it seems rather odd to me to establish his feast day on the day he was installed as pope.
Actually, shouldn't have said it seems odd - it makes complete sense. It seems the personal sanctity angle is just an excuse to get it pushed through.