In terms of the reasons why Serra shouldn't be canonized is where you and I are in complete agreement. However, I do not feel that a few historical accounts of Serra pardoning prisoners are sufficient to claim that Serra did not intentionally harm anyone. For instance, our assigned reading Junipero Serra: Saint Or Sinner? Native American Groups Protest Planned Canonization Of Missionary, described how Serra supported flogging Native American converts who tried to escape the horrid conditions of the missions.
