The avuncular John XXIII, who wanted to loosen up a hidebound Church, and the combative John Paul II, who struggled to rein in what he viewed as the excesses of the Second Vatican Council that John XXIII had convened, appear to be ideological opposites. Yet Pope Francis will canonize the pair this month – a surprising move that may offer a glimpse into his goals for the Church.
格兰岱尔，加利福尼亚州—教皇若望二十三世和教皇若望·保禄二世是现代天主教的奇异组合。叔辈的若望二十三世希望放松墨守成规的天主教，而好斗的若望·保禄二世致力于遏制在他看来有些越界的第二次梵蒂冈公会（Second Vatican Council），而这次会议的发起人正是若望二十三世。他俩的思想看起来截然相反。然而教皇方济各将在本月将二人封圣——这一出人意料的动作或许可以一窥他对天主教的目标。