CBS St. Louis
May 2, 2011
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| A Pilgrim holds a photo of the late Pope John Paul II while attending a mass of thanksgiving led by Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone in Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican on May 2, 2011. A giant banner bearing a smiling portrait of the charismatic Polish pope was unveiled over the facade of Saint Peter’s Basilica Sunday after Benedict pronounced the formula of beatification just six years after John Paul’s death. AFP PHOTO/ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) |
While thousands celebrated the beatification of Pope John Paul the Second Saturday in Rome not everyone is pleased with the action.
Hundreds of clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters asked congregates to sign a pledge to report suspicions of child sex abuse to secular authorities.
David Clohessy, the National Director of SNAP says Pope John Paul presided over the biggest scandal in modern church history and did little to protect children or remove predators. He says the Catholic church’s beatification of John Paul is sending out the wrong message.
Beatification is the first major milestone on the path to possible sainthood. A second miracle attributed to John Paul’s intercession is needed for him to be canonized.
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