[montag813]

He belongs there just for his role in helping secure the freedom of millions behind the Iron Curtain, although I know that isn’t he criteria. He was a very great man.

[Ptarmigan]

I am not Catholic, but Pope John Paul II should be made a saint right after he died. The other miracle is the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and Soviet Union. He contributed it to the downfall.

[Mr. K]

I think he was a very great man... but I am displeased to find out what makes someone a ‘saint’

[Cyman]

In 2003 I stood in St Peter's Square looking up at the Pope and praying he would help in saving my marriage. Less than a year later she ran off with one of her newest boyfriends. Little did I know that He truly did answer my prayers as I found out later about all the lies. hidden marriage and abortions that had gone on unbeknownst to me.

Two years later after caring for my mom, painfully dying from ALS, my prayers to him again were answered as she passed on that very night of my asking for his intercession.

[sitetest]

“John Paul II road to sainthood, is perhaps one of the shortest on record. It started just one month after he died.

“And lasted only 5 years. The traditional road to sainthood usually takes 10 times as long.”

Poor reporting. Being declared venerable is two [very large] steps from being a canonized saint.

I look forward to Pope John Paul II’s canonization, but it ain’t here quite yet.

[Manic_Episode]

"John Paul II road to sainthood, is perhaps one of the shortest on record. It started just one month after he died. "

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Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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I see a different working definition of the word saint all throughout scripture than the elevated title usage of the Catholics.