Talk:John Hardon

Servant of God
"Has he been verified as a Servant of God, duly investigated and approved by the Church? If so, where are the references? This title is awarded by the Church, not by an individual" - edit by Frkevinhanlon. I reverted it as it seemed more appropriate as a talk page discussion than as article content.

Any views? A quick Google shows plenty of references to him with that title, but mostly on blogs and so forth. Perhaps someone could find a reference if it's needed. CarrieVS (talk) 18:57, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Here is a link to an article in the National Catholic Register which says that Father Hardon has been given the title "Servant of God". This article has already been cited on the Wikipedia page for Father Hardon (endnote number 4).

http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/the-cause-for-father-hardon/

Another article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, which is cited on the same page (endnote number 6) also states that Father Hardon has been given this title. However, the link to that article is broken and I have not been able to recover the article on the website of the newspaper. I believe that the National Catholic Register is a very reliable source, and that reference by itself hopefully will be sufficient. If you believe that more references our necessary, or if you have any other questions, please let me know. I have been told by a friend that a biography of Father Hardon will be published sometime in the near future. When the biography is published, we will be able to improve the Wikipedia page. JDefauw (talk) 02:04, 17 May 2012 (UTC)JDefauw

Papal Medal
I have seen several sources saying he was awarded "the Papal medal" in 1951 so I added the info, but I can't find out what medal they mean (if it has a more specific name) nor for what reason it was presented to him. One would think if people are calling it "the Papal medal" that a Pope gave it to him, so it seems more notable then his other lengthy list of awards, but I can't find anything more on it. --Wowaconia (talk) 16:02, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm thinking it might be the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice but can't find anything to support that. --Wowaconia (talk) 16:36, 16 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for digging up the new sources and expanding the article.


 * I believe the Pro Ecclessia et Pontifice medal is the highest papal medal, although it is not the only papal medal. I am curious about the question of which papal medal Father Hardon received and how he earned the medal.  Since google probably will not give us the answer, I will try to ask people who might know the answer.  If I learn anything, I'll let you know.Dulcimer music (talk) 03:20, 18 November 2012 (UTC)JDefauw

John Hardon
Best name ever. Just thought I'd point that out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.251.135.186 (talk) 20:31, 22 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is! And it's also worth pointing out that he's up for possible canonization.  The mind reels at the possibilities.  Just as Thomas More is the patron saint of lawyers, and Mary Magdalene that of hairdressers, he'd be the heavenly intercessor for some group of persons ... but when considering the appellation "John Hardon, patron saint of ____," what does one fill in the blank with?  Porn stars?  And of course he'd have to be known by his Latin name -- "Sancti Johannes Erectionem" has such a wonderful ring to it!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:B81E:8F60:45D:9732:7D92:5422 (talk) 00:42, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's pronounced any different than "Harden" (or even "Harding" in some accents). 89.64.68.162 (talk) 11:20, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

POV
This article reads like a Pravda biography of Lenin. The many justifications this man had for his enormous (and barely hidden) sense of guilt, sanctimoniousness and persecution are quoted verbatim without question. 69.120.202.82 (talk) 13:06, 19 August 2013 (UTC)captcrisis

The part about him being implicated in the cover-up of a pedophile would argue against your POV claim, if you have any reliable source that counters him on quotes about himself, feel free to add such information. Otherwise without reliable sources you just have speculation.--Wowaconia (talk) 02:30, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

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