Joe, accepting the limitations imposed on persons by the context of their times and viewing them within that context is one thing.

Elevating a person to "sainthood" in PRESENT times, knowing what we know now about their activities, and "that the bad things will be [should be?] forgotten" - is quite another.

"The bad things" NEED to be remembered, if not to the exclusion of, then in conjunction with, the good things and an intelligent assesment be made in our OWN time.

This was NOT done with and Teresa & Serra.

And by the way, I LIKE this pope - best thing since John 23rd & the best of a bad lot. That don't mean he gets carte blanche & shouldn't be called out when he screws up.