If, and that is stretching for me, he interceeded, all he did was ask. God performed the miracle. Not the pope. I don't understand how the deceased pope can be credited with a miracle that he isn't capable of performing alive or dead no more than you or me. Only God performs miracles.
Sure about that?
Acts 4:16
"Saying: What shall we do to these men? for indeed a known miracle hath been done by them, to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: it is manifest, and we cannot deny it."
It's true; only God performs miracles. The pope gets credit for the intercession, without which, the woman might not have been healed. Look at it this way. If you want a raise, you could go straight to the corporate CEO or you could approach your boss. It is through the boss's 'intervention' (request on your behalf) that the raise is given. Does that make it clearer?