Pope John Paul II Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Opus Dei controversies === {{Main|Controversies about Opus Dei}} John Paul II was criticised for his support of the [[Opus Dei]] prelature and the 2002 canonisation of its founder, [[Josemaría Escrivá]], whom he called "the saint of ordinary life".<ref name="Opus2" /><ref name="Saints2" /> Other movements and religious organisations of the church went decidedly under his wing [[Legion of Christ]], the [[Neocatechumenal Way]], [[Schoenstatt Movement|Schoenstatt]], the [[Charismatic Movement|charismatic movement]], etc. And he was accused repeatedly of taking a soft hand with them, especially in the case of [[Marcial Maciel]], founder of the Legion of Christ.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pepe-rodriguez.com/Sexo_clero/Casos/Sexo_clero_M_Maciel_Leg_pedof_denuncia_Papa.htm |title=Text of the accusation letter directed to John Paul II |language=es |publisher=Pepe-rodriguez.com |access-date=17 February 2013}}</ref> In 1984 John Paul II appointed Joaquín Navarro-Valls, a member of Opus Dei, as Director of the [[Vatican Press Office]]. An Opus Dei spokesman said that "the influence of Opus Dei in the Vatican has been exaggerated".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4249444.stm |work=BBC News |title=Decoding secret world of Opus Dei |date=16 September 2005 |access-date=30 April 2010}}</ref> Of the nearly 200 cardinals in the Catholic Church, only two are known to be members of Opus Dei.<ref>Associated Press, "Opus Dei backs new pope", CNN, 19 April 2005.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page