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[John Paul, miracle, sainthood]

I heard the Vatican is pushing hard to make John Paul II a Saint on the logic that Saints from 'our times' would have more meaning than those from long ago. They found a nun in France who claimed she was cured by his help thus giving a 'miracle' to put on JP's application, which sounded all very fishy to me.

Today I read Jon Carroll and find he has his doubts as well, he just is more articulate than I am:

It is no secret that Pope John Paul II has been fast-tracked for sainthood. A large percentage of the current College of Cardinals owe their eminence to John Paul. If he were canonized, his views on a wide variety of social issues would become the utterances of a genuine saint. So the Vatican has been looking for miracles. And, as cognitive scientists will tell you, people usually see what they want to see.