The progressives wanted one of their own as a Blessed, they made one, JPII, the icon of the post Vatican II religion of the effeminates. The pope that presided over the greatest devastation of the Catholic faithful in the history of mankind. I doubt that 1% of Catholics today really practice the faith. I DOUBT that 1%! He presided over a hierarchy and clergy that homofied the priesthood, and dumbed down the few faithful left that still went to mass.
“In the country of blind men, the one eyed man is king”.
Sir/mam, the Devil’s Advocate still exists. The title was changed to the Defender of The Faith. I’d rather be called that than the advocate of the devil. Second, the Defender of the Faith did concede the point that John Paul II lived a heroic life of Christian virtue that could not be denied. Unless he signs that sworn statement, the case cannot be presented to the Pope to declare the candidate Venerable. Even then, then case moves up to a committee of five cardinals who must also sign that they concur with the Defender of the Faith. Then the request moves to the Holy Father who must sign that he too concurs with everyone beneath him that the person lived a heroic Christian life and he asks the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to prepare the decree of Venerable. The decree is presented to the Holy Father, who again reads all of the arguments and then signs it.
From there the process moves to prove that at least one alleged miracle is true. The pope can dismiss this step. Pope Benedict chose to leave it in place.
You mean beatification.