Posted on 12/01/2005 4:30:34 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
The inexplicable healing of a French nun could be the miracle that paves the way for beatification of Pope John Paul II.
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, the identity of the nun is not being revealed, as doctors conduct a thorough study of her case. If a miracle is confirmed, it would speed the cause for the Polish Pontiff's beatification.
During a visit to Rome on November 29, Archbishop Stanislas Dziwisz, the longtime secretary to the late Pope, confirmed that the reported miracle in France had been selected for scrutiny in connection with Pope John Paul's cause.
"There is no problem about miracles" in the promotion of John Paul's cause, "because there are many of them-- really quite a few," Archbishop Dziwisz said. He said that the nun's cure was selected for study in part because the facts of the case seemed clear, but also because France is "a country where it wasn't expected."
"The process for beatification is going very well," the Polish archbishop reported. "We are hoping to be finished by March 2006."
Archbishop Dziwisz, who now heads the Krakow archdiocese where Pope John Paul was once the cardinal-archbishop, has opened an investigation there into the life and virtues of the late Pope. "The testimonies are numerous," he said, adding that the challenge is to find "the most accurate, to show the personality of John Paul II." He went on to say that testimony is being collected from many different countries, "because the Pontiff belonged to the whole universal Church, not just to one nation."
The main investigation into the life of John Paul II is unfolding in Rome. (Under the rules for the process, a cause for beatification is opened in the diocese where the candidate died.) The tribunal in Krakow is an offshoot of the investigation in Rome. And a separate inquiry has now been opened in France to study the reported miracle.
The cause for beatification of John Paul II was opened in Rome on June 28 by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the vicar for the Rome diocese. There the tribunal is compiling a complete dossier on the Pope's life, which will be forwarded to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. This dossier will include the work of the Krakow panel.
Archbishop Dziwisz-- who is in Rome with a group of Polish bishops on their ad limina visit-- was appointed in June to be Archbishop of Krakow. Thus he now holds the post that the then-Archbishop Karol Wojtyla occupied when he chose the younger Father Dziwisz to become his personal secretary-- a job he continued to fulfill during John Paul's pontificate. Archbishop Dziwisz regarded the Pope as his spiritual father, and was named by the Pontiff, in his last will and testament, to care for John Paul's private papers and personal property.
"It isn't easy to be the successor of such a great man," said the Polish archbishop. I Media reports that before his death, Pope John Paul left the suggestion that his loyal secretary should be named the next Archbishop of Krakow.
Today, Archbishop Dziwisz said, John Paul II "is not absent; I can tell you that he is even more present than before." The influence of the Polish Pontiff continues to shape the world's thought, he observed. And "Benedict XVI helps with that, because he always recalls him to mind." During a trip to Poland that is tentatively scheduled for June 2006, the new Pope will visit Krakow to pay tribute to his predecessor.
I think "Saint John Paul" has quite a ring to it...
Saint John Paul the Great.
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.
Even better!!!!
They're just going through the motions. The decision has already been made for all practical purposes.
Sorry, just gotta ask: How many people with cancer make sudden, unexpected recoveries without the intercession of any religious people at all?
Got to say I don't know, but once the doctors have told the patient he's outa here, I reckon it would be rare.
A fair number. I used to have a book entitled "Spontaneous Regression of Cancer" or something to that effect. I remember noticing that the regressions were often associated with high fevers and wondering if anyone was ever going to study that as an approach.
This was at least 20 years ago.
St Elmo being the Patron Saint of ammunition, explosive workers, ordinance.....etc
What would Saint John Paul be the Patron Saint of ?
What would Saint John Paul be the Patron Saint of ?
Those who resist tyranny.
You pullin my finger ?:o)
I have helped bury two very close friends who died from cancer this year, one religious, one not but both were fighters.
I would not scoff at a visit from Pope John Paul.
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
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.
We'll take all the help we can get, Brother.
The feast of St. Barbara is Sunday December 4th this year. I will shoot off a bottle rocket in her honour.
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After a fashion, St. Barbara would be the patron saint of ZOT and the Viking Kitties.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Erasmus was also known as Elmo. He was the bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy, and suffered martyrdom during Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. He once fled to Mount Lebanon during the persecution and lived a life of solitude there for some time, being fed by a raven. After the emperor discovered his whereabouts, he was tortured and thrown in prison. Legend claims that an angel released him and he departed for Illyricum, eventually suffered a martyr's death and was one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Legend records that when a blue light appears at mastheads before and after a storm, the seamen took it as a sign of Erasmus's protection. This was known as "St. Elmo's fire". The blue electrical discharges under certain atmospheric conditions have also been seen on the masks or riggings of ships. Erasmus is also invoked against stomach cramps and colic. This came about because at one time he had hot iron hooks stuck into his intestines by persecutors under Emperor Diocletian. These wounds he miraculously endured. His Feast day is June 2nd.
Source: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=182
Here's a link. It also mentions fevers.
Miraculous cures: what do they tell us?
http://www.accampbell.uklinux.net/essays/skeptic/miraculouscures.html
"I am Catholic, Prayers for Pope John Paul II, he was a great man and an inspiration to me."
I believe in Miracles
My Prayers are with both of your friends. I know of one of your friends, TexasCowboy. Prayers for both of your friends.
I am now watching "Have No Fear: Life of Pope John Paul II. Sadly, in a way, I can relate to the sorrow he had in his early years.
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