If you happen to find yourself in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican today, that vibration you feel beneath your feet is likely caused by St. John Paul II spinning in his sacred crypt. John Paul, born Karol Josef Wojtyla and pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, would undoubtedly be reacting negatively to the action of his successor, Pope Francis, who this week chose Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to take over as archbishop of Washington, D.C.
