[AskStPhilomena]

"His Eminence told me the following: "Knowing that his death was close, John XXIII called me and told me: `Silvio, Silvio; my pontificate has been a failure. All the things I wanted to accomplish have not been done; what I did not want to take place is being realized.""


The fact that John XXIII recognized that his pontificate had been a failure didn't prevent the liberals from rushing to have him beatified.
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In a similar vein, I doubt Pope John Paul 2's recent questions about the effectiveness of his own pontificate will delay his beatification either.
The holy father's infallibility doesn't extend to his every action as some people seem to believe. Catholics are at liberty to question the prudence of some of his innovations e.g. ecumania, and are not required to indulge in interfaith worship - even if the holy father himself does.

[sinkspur]

His Eminence told me the following: "Knowing that his death was close, John XXIII called me and told me: `Silvio, Silvio; my pontificate has been a failure. All the things I wanted to accomplish have not been done; what I did not want to take place is being realized.""

Twenty-two years after JPII's death, methinks Oddi was engaging in a bit of 20/20 hindsight.

A Woodward-Casey moment, perhaps.