[Aussie Dasher]

Shouldn't take too much longer.

I think "Saint John Paul" has quite a ring to it...

[Cicero]

Saint John Paul the Great.

[Arkinsaw]

Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul. I've considered them rather saintly ever since I saw all those people on that wall in Berlin with sledgehammers.

[Dog Gone]

They're just going through the motions. The decision has already been made for all practical purposes.

[coloradan]

Sorry, just gotta ask: How many people with cancer make sudden, unexpected recoveries without the intercession of any religious people at all?

[Seattle Conservative]

Not sure the time in everyone's area, but tonight there is a movie on about the life of John Paul the Greatat 8 Pacific Time on ABC.

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II ** (2005, Bio) NR TV-PG

SHOW TITLE: Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
CATEGORY: Bio
SYNOPSIS: Born in Poland, Karol Wojtyla embraces religion and becomes pope, promoting faith and peace around the globe.
CHANNEL: 4 [KOMO]
DATE / TIME: December 1: 8:00PM
RATING: NR **
RUN TIME: 96 minutes
NOTES: English
STARRING: Thomas Kretschmann
Bruno Ganz
Jasper Harris
Ignas Survila
John Albasiny
Paulius Ignatavicius
Inga Sakalauskaité
Petar Goranov
Roland Oliver
Richard Rees
Charles Kay
Joaquim De Almeida
Sabrina Javor

[DallasMike]

As a Protestant who deeply admired John Paul II, I'm happy that this honor is coming to him.

As a Christian, however, I'm dismayed that the number of miracles required is so low. There should be people in every single congregation with a gift for healing and miraculous answers to prayer should be frequent and obvious. My Charismatic Catholic friends probably share my dismay and wonderment.

[connectthedots]

And the actual benefit of this whole beatification is?

One would think that JP II has received his just reward in Heaven.

[WildTurkey]

"The process for beatification is going very well," the Polish archbishop reported. "We are hoping to be finished by March 2006."

It shouldn't take too long to cook the books with an un-verifiable "miracle" ...

[WildTurkey]

In accordance with Vatican rules, the identity of the nun is not being revealed,

Funny how the vatican will never reveal their 'miracles'...

[Neenah]

The Roman news agency I Media has learned that a French nun who was dying of cancer experienced a sudden and complete cure in October, after the members of her community prayed for the intercession of the late Pope John Paul. In accordance with Vatican rules,

Selah

[WildTurkey]

Some other 'miracles' ...

1) Sister Thérèse of Saint Augustine, who lived in Orleans, had been cured of leg ulcers.

2) Sister Julie Gauthier, who lived in Faverolles, was cured of a cancerous ulcer of her left breast.

3) Sister Marie Sagnier, who lived in Frages, was miraculously cured of cancer of the stomach.

[razorbak]

In the New Testament all believers are referred to as "saints."

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

What a complete deception. Does it ever end?

[The Great RJ]

A real miracle would be healing the French economy and giving Chirac some "coullions" but that might be beyond even a saint's power.

[Coleus]

great news