From other discussions on CI, all that was determined was that what is infallible is that the canonized saint is in Heaven. That's it.
Not sure who determined that. The problem is that in addition to declaring the individual to be "in heaven", it also commands that all Catholics "devoutly honor" that individual.
In honor of the Blessed and Undivided Trinity, for the uplifting of Catholic faith and the increase of Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ and that of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and our own, after careful deliberation, having called frequently upon God's help, and with the advice of many of our brother Bishops, We declare and define ___________ to be a Saint, and We inscribe his name in the catalogue of the Saints, ordaining that, throughout the universal Church, he be devoutly honored among the Saints. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.It is not optional to ignore him or to fail to "devoutly honor" him. When you go to Mass on All Saints day, you are not free to make a mental exclusion.
Like JPII, the gangster Dutch Schultz could be canonized one day:
Dutch Schultz repented, visibly.
What we have in the case of JP2 is Francis, supreme pontiff (?), the vicar of Christ, declaring it to be a matter of faith that the faith doesn't matter to get to heaven. JP2 spent his entire pontificate denying the faith, embracing error and heresy, giving unequaled scandal, etc. There are no accounts of JP2 repenting, converting, or rejecting his errors/heresies upon his deathbed.
Not to mention the fact that the barometer of sanctity is the fulfillment of the duties of one's state in life. He failed on every level imaginable on this account.
The thing to recall here is that this isn't simply another sinful command to be ignored, or a stupid, erroneous statement to be rejected. This is
far more serious.
Perhaps some here could explain how the use of the charism of infallibility, a sure and certain means of knowing the truth and of embracing it, could be used to cause such scandal, confusion, and decimation among the flock, and still be expected to be taken seriously in the future?
And as Vatican 1 defined, the definitions of the Roman Pontiff are "irreformable of themselves", and not subject to the consent of the Church.