Pilgrims packed St. Peter's Sqaure during the canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, April 27, 2014.

Steven Driscoll
Pilgrims packed St. Peter's Sqaure during the canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, April 27, 2014.

Referring to recent criticisms of St. John Paul II in Poland and elsewhere, Msgr. Oder said that devotion to the pope who led the Church from 1978 to 2005 would prove stronger than the attacks on him and his legacy.