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Vatican Mulls the Case for St. John Paul II

Posted Jun 2, 08 8:24 AM CDT in Glossies,  World 

(Newser) – He may have served as the spiritual leader for millions of Catholics for more than 26 years, but the soul of Pope John II is under intense scrutiny in Rome. The Washington Post takes a look at the office charged with determining whether the beloved pontiff is eligible for sainthood—as it sorts through stacks of documents attesting to or refuting his suitability for beatification (prerequisite: one miracle) and finally canonization (prerequisite: one more miracle).

"No one has the right to be canonized, not even Pope John Paul," says a monsignor working the saintly task.

Source Washington Post

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Children dressed for the Corpus Christi procession rest under a portrait of late Pope John Paul II, a Pole, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, May 22, 2008.   (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
In this March 26, 2000 file photo, Pope John Paul II is accompanied by Michael Melchior, an orthodox rabbi and former Cabinet minister, next the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.   (AP Photo/Jerome Delay,file)
An office in Rome is filled with documents providing insight into whether John Paul II should be canonized.   (Getty Images)
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