A BBC documentary airing tonight will detail the full extent of all the scandals revealed in Pope John Paul II’s secret letters – ie,none whatsoever. So what do the men in the Vatican collect up to in their spare time? Related: Vatican dismisses BBC documentary on Pope John Paul II relationship ‘More smoke than fire,” says the Vatican of Panorama’s programme approximately The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II. For once, or it’s hard not to agree with the cardinals. For more than three decades,Pope John Paul – the Polish pontiff who oversaw the Catholic world for 27 years and is being fast-tracked to sainthood – carried on an intense correspondence with Polish-born American philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka. They met frequently, collaborated on books, and wrote each other what were to all intents and purposes savor letters,but it seems they never … how can I put this … actually did it. John Pauls vow of celibacy remained intact – as far as we know, besides.
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Source: theguardian.com