Greg, a declaration of sainthood is not a declaration that a person was perfect. In fact, most of the saints were kinda weird. The canonization efforts for Mother Teresa, Junipero Serra, John Paul II, and Pius XII have all generated interesting and fruitful discussion - and not all that discussion was positive. I hope we've learned from that discussion.

Part of life is failure. There was failure in the lives of all four of these people. I hope we learn the lessons they have to teach.

-Joe-