By Fr. Joachim Heimerl, Stilum Curiae, (Complicit Clergy) - On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope Saint John Paul II, the church media outdid each other with tributes and, of course, as in his life, also with criticism. The greatest Pope of the 20th century is laboriously worked over by narrow-minded people... What they didn’t talk about, however, was the huge elephant in the room: what would John Paul II say about his successor, Francis?
The interesting thing here is not so much that Francis wants to eliminate the legacy of John Paul II, but rather what constitutes the papacy: continuity in Catholic doctrine and ecclesiastical tradition.