Pope Francis "unlikely" to canonize Stepinac - sources

The likelihood of Pope Francis canonizing Croatian Catholic cleric Alojzije Stepinac is low, Croatian media are reporting this week.

The Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji List is citing an article published in the magazine Globus, that said most people journalist Darko Hudelist spoke with said Stepinac would not be be declared a saint.

An "insider from the Vatican ranks" is thus quoted as saying that they thought "this pope will not make a decision, he will drag it out," and adding:

"He took onto himself a fairly risky move, things have become very tense, and now - whatever he decided, he'll provoke the devil. I think he is increasingly aware of that. If he assesses that there might be even greater conflict between the two Churches, he will not dare decide either way. He is brave in many things, but this now would be more about political than ecclesiastical bravery. I...