Pope Francis Defends St. John Paul II Against ‘Offensive Conjectures’ From Brother of Missing ‘Vatican Girl’

L to R: Pope Francis at the Regina Caeli on April 16 and a tapestry of St. Pope John Paul II from his canonization on April 27, 2014.

Speaking to the public on Divine Mercy Sunday, a day established by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Pope Francis called a recent insinuation ‘unfounded and offensive.’