Like I never sinned, right???
JFK was a flawed human being who cared little for his wife and had massive mysoginistic tendancies. Harold McMillain once quoted JFK in a memoir saying that if he didn't have a different woman each day he'd get an intolerable headache.
Did nothing for Ireland as he never weished to puset the British.
He continually disrespected his religious background and was about as Blue Collar Irish as Lord Fontelroy.
That being said his assassination was a tragedy for his family and followers...
I cant speak for the man. I didnt know his heart.
From the exterior we all look horrendous.
And... since his death - and him not being around to deny any allegations - all kinds of things can be said about him. I dont doubt rumor mills and wagging tongues who need an audience - get a lot of coverage.
After all - it gives them 15 minutes of fame to speak out.
Now, maybe he did those things - i dont know.
His wife never said he mistreated her. ..to my knowledge.
But in America - he set the way for Catholics to be in the political sphere.
And at one time - my Irish friend - the Irish were enslaved in America. Many dont know that. Many dont know the prejudices they had to fight to be given respect.
So, in Ireland - maybe he didnt 'go to bat for you...'
But here - where Catholicism and Catholics arent trusted - he did a good thing.
Its a cultural thing, i guess.
One you cannot understand unless you lived it.
He was the first Catholic. He never once made statements contrary to the faith. He didnt lead others into heresies like so many Catholics in politics do now. [Pelosi - Biden - to name a few]
I have books about his life - to be honest i got from my dad's death. I havent read them. I gather they are persuasive towards liking him. He was faithful in modelship - even if his heart may have carried desires. He didnt publickly scandalize.
NOW - all reports afterwards may have caused scandals - but no one knows if they are the honest details or just rumor mills. Since the man can no longer defend himself.
This is where the expression came from - [or partly] not to speak ill of the dead - because there is no one to defend them and they cant speak - so causing scandals on them - is pretty nasty to do.
IF he were alive and could deny these things - give alibi's against them... then thats one thing. To speak ill of a dead person - who could be wronged - is really something i think pl need to take more prudence of.
NOW - if he got on tv and predicted future events and made public claims - we would know what he said and done. [which he didnt] - but even if he did - we have hope he recanted them before passing. Like i hope Sylvia Brown did.
Meantime - speculation publickly that may be wrong - becomes our own sin - when we speak of things no one knows about - but treat them as solid gold evidence.