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McCarrick scandal shows why popes, like John Paul, should not be canonized

By Thomas Reese — November 17, 2020
(RNS) — The fact that John Paul advanced McCarrick in the hierarchy despite warning he received from Vatican officials and Cardinal John O’Connor makes some wonder why he should be considered a saint. Canonizing popes is more about ecclesial politics than sanctity.

Anglican breakaway group confronts new power struggle

By Bob Smietana — February 9, 2012

NASHVILLE (RNS) After splitting from the Episcopal Church over the ordination of gay bishops and biblical authority, dissident Anglicans find themselves in the midst of yet another power struggle with their conservative patrons in Africa and Asia. By Bob Smietana.

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