Memories of two Popes

(Vatican Radio) This coming Sunday, the 27^th of April both Pope John Paul II and Pope John the XXIII will be canonized by the Holy Father.
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal Raymond Burke spoke to us about what it means for the Church to have these two new Saints and how they have impacted on his life.
On the figure of Blessed John XXIII Cardinal Burke says, “he was a most venerable figure also because he captured so much the imagination of the world. I remember him very well for that his amiable figure, this good father for the whole Church.” The Cardinal goes on to reflect on high school memories of the then Pope opening the Second Vatican Council describing it as a “momentous time”
Speaking about Blessed Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Burke says, this Pope was a great inspiration to him and he adds, “it was he who ordained me a Bishop on January 6^th 1995”. So, he says for that reason he has a particular bond with this soon to be Saint. Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s interview with Cardinal Raymond Burke