‘More smoke than fire,” says the Vatican of Panorama’s programme about The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II.
For once, it’s hard not to agree with the cardinals. For more than
three decades, Pope John Paul – the Polish pontiff who oversaw the
Catholic world for 27 years and is being fast-tracked to sainthood –
carried on an intense correspondence with Polish-born American
philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka.
They met frequently, collaborated on books, wrote each other what were to all intents and purposes love letters, but it seems they never … how can I put this … actually did it. John Paul’s vow of celibacy remained intact – as far as we know, anyway.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2016/feb/15/private-lives-of-the-popes-from-flying-helicopters-to-dancing-tango#_=_
They met frequently, collaborated on books, wrote each other what were to all intents and purposes love letters, but it seems they never … how can I put this … actually did it. John Paul’s vow of celibacy remained intact – as far as we know, anyway.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2016/feb/15/private-lives-of-the-popes-from-flying-helicopters-to-dancing-tango#_=_