Saint John Paul II ?


Pope Benedict XVI opens the process for the sainthood of Pope John Paul II - billingsgazette.com

ROME - Pope Benedict XVI said Friday he had begun the process for the possible sainthood of Pope John Paul II, overriding the usual five-year waiting period following the death of a candidate before beatification procedures can begin.

The pope made the announcement in Latin during a meeting with the Roman clergy at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

The announcement opens the way for the possible beatification and canonization of John Paul, pending an investigation into the late pope’s life and approval of miracles attributed to him. One miracle is required for John Paul to be beatified, a second one for him to be declared a saint.

This was pretty nice to wake up to this morning and see as one of the first news items I normally inundate myself with post my cup’o'joe. Normally I wake up to “car bombing in Uzbekistan”, “Anti-US protests.. 7 dead” and all the other lovley crap thats happening in the world. Its a nice change for a Friday.

One thing that I didn’t know was the dealeo’ is as follows:

  • 1 Miracle == Beautification
  • 2 Miracles == Sainthood

I guess it’s time to check the record books and see if Pope JP2 made quota :)


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