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Topic: Pope John Paul II

Sinéad O'Connor at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on February 9, 2020. (Lindsey Best for the Washington Post/Getty Images)

Michaels reconsiders Sinead "SNL" stunt

Alex Galbraith
Nuns hold up a poster with portraits of Pope John Paul II, left, and John XXIII, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 27, 2014. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)

These popes are not saints

Jeffrey Tayler
Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in an unprecedented canonization ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Vadim Ghirda)

Nicole Winfield, Daniela Petroff
Theologian and Episcopal priest Matthew Fox (left) and Pope Francis (Reuters)

Is Pope Francis a fraud?

Andrew O'Hehir
(Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi)

Pope Benedict: Peace out!

Mary Elizabeth Williams