Remembering Paul VI | National Catholic Reporter

Remembering Paul VI | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Paul VI was the first traveling pope of the jet age, although he never traveled after seeing a vision on the roof of the upper room.  He did allow a new Mass translation that was undone by John Paul II and Benedict XVI, so that the new translation is largely the translation of the Mass as found in the pre-Vatican II missals. While he did not produce schism and started talks for unity, he created a virtual schism by trying to engineer the result he wanted on contraception and when faced with natural law evidence that the Church's position was wrong, doubled down on error.  This was the worst of all possible things he could do, since once given an open process he squashed it and demoralized those whose informed consciences were absolutely sure (and for good reason) that the Church was wrong.  That lack of moral courage when facing the Curia is enough to stop any canonization.