Like I said, I'm familiar with the history. You don't need to s-p-e-l-l it out for me.

You're an apologist who denies the church is ever capable of the slightest error. It's rather chilling. It's purely ideological and precludes disinterestedness in negotiating morally graded conundrums. The mark of a fanatic.

Of course I can weigh in on any Catholic issue I like. I'm a cradle Catholic who will always identify as a cultural Catholic. Leaving the church was an unfortunate necessity consistent with my Catholic conscience. So whinge away, I care not.

The criticism that Stein was exploited to burnish the church's public image is hardly eccentric. As you must be aware, Stein's beatification was controversial from the start. Certainly howls of protest erupted from the Jewish community. Since the Nazis were notably dedicated to wiping out European Jewry, their opposition deserves consideration.