Did Pope Perform Miracle After His Death?

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[tbird5]

OME -- The sudden recovery of a young French nun suffering from Parkinson's disease is at the heart of the sainthood case for Pope John Paul II, the Polish priest who heads the inquiry said Monday.

The Vatican needs to confirm a miracle after John Paul's death for the pontiff to be beatified, the first step toward his possible canonization.

Monsignor Slawomir Oder told The Associated Press in an interview that an official inquiry into the nun's inexplicable recovery was beginning this week.

[MineralMan]

I'm betting they're going to say it's a miracle. The RCC desperately wants to canonize John Paul II. Myself, I'm not big on miracles.

[frogjerk]

I'm betting they're going to say it's a miracle. The RCC desperately wants to canonize John Paul II. Myself, I'm not big on miracles.

The Catholic Church itself is one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to miracles.

[Netheron]

Darn tootin'. The Church absolutely does not want to make a mistake regarding this.

[The Lumster]

I'm not big on miracles.

And I'm not big on idolators

[sean327]

There is already a documented miracle; The work Pres Reagan and Pope John Paul did to bring down the Soviet Union! The fall of the Evil Empire saved countless lives. In my mind this should count for something, but we still have too many commie shills in the Catholic Church for this to be considered.

[DCPatriot]

NO!

[TalonDJ]

Did Pope Perform Miracle After His Death?

I am pretty sure the church does not teach that saints (or potential saints) actually perform the miracles.

[parsifal]

Oh. I thought they meant the poet.

parsy, the man who ain't got no culture.

[MineralMan]

"The Catholic Church itself is one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to miracles."

That depends on how you look at it. Every saint has his or her miracles. Did this nun actually have Parkinson's? I don't know. Was she cured of it by John Paul II. I don't know.

The church is wary of miracles in ordinary situations, but when they want to canonize someone, they always seem to find a miracle or two. They found some for Mother Theresa.

The thing is that all the testing for miraculous cures seems to take place solely within the Church.

[RoadTest]

" - - except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe."

John 4:48

[sangoo]

Instead of looking so stupid with this, why not just change the rules? These people are amazing.

[MineralMan]

"And I'm not big on idolators"

Me, either. Worshiping idols seems to me to be rather silly.

[The Lumster]

I am pretty sure the church does not teach that saints (or potential saints) actually perform the miracles

Wanna bet?

[xsmommy]

if you are not Catholic, why should this concern any of you in the slightest? i do not understand why people hop on these threads and start ragging on this stuff when it is not a religion they belong to anyway.

[stuartcr]

What is the difference between a miracle, and something unexplainable?

[stuartcr]

Are there any saints or miracle-workers, that are not Catholic?

[TravisBickle]

If I'm not mistaken, in order to qualify as a miracle for sainthood, it must take place AFTER the person's death.

[AnAmericanMother]

The thing is that all the testing for miraculous cures seems to take place solely within the Church.

This is incorrect. The apparently inexplicable cures are vetted by a panel of doctors and scientists, including non-Catholics and even the odd atheist or two (physicians in Italy are oftentimes freethinkers.)

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Hey Lumster...if you have any connections could you arrange one of those folks to take care of some hemorrhoids that I have from setting on hard seats.. Thanks....