It's either St. John Paul, John Paul the Great or Pope John Paul.  St. Pope is redundant.  It's also St. Pio or Padre Pio but not St. Padre Pio.  The cult of John Paul started with his youth and vigor, giving way as he aged to counter-revolution - a return to moral certainty in a complicated age.  That is a kind of moral childishness.  Pope Francis upset that certainty, hence the rebellion.  

There is no such thing as Catholic Lite.  What Weigel sees as Lite, most of us see as much needed progress.  Following rules is easy.  Depending on God to guide you through change is where real faith begins.