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• n  saints collectively
• n  the status and dignity of a saint

• While visiting his predecessor's hometown, Benedict gives hope for John Paul II's rapid rise to sainthood.
• The road to sainthood for the Nazi-era Pontiff had been put on hold, but on the holiest of Jewish holy days, the current Pope appears to renew the process.
• In each case the argument for sainthood would be rebutted by a Devil's Advocate, a person appointed by the Church to argue against the case for sainthood.

News & Articles

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• John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood
  VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization is possible in autumn to coincide with the 35th anniversary of his election, though the official said ...
  June 19, 2013 - Boston Herald
• John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood; canonization possible in autumn
  VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis.
  June 19, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Vatican moves John Paul II a step closer to sainthood
  Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood.
  June 19, 2013 - Fox News

Quotes

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• Sister Nirmala in Washington Post
  I don't think it will have any effect on the process of sainthood for Mother Teresa,said Sister Nirmala, who succeeded Mother Teresa as the head of Missionaries of Charity, the organization she set up to help the poor of Calcutta.
• Sean Wilentz in MLive.com
  He's a hero with a thousand heroisms,Wilentz wrote in an email, suggesting that Obama was intentionally "blending his own image with the only president (apart from Washington, who lacks lovability) who has attained sainthood."
• Sara Quin in Reuters
  The songs, Tegan and Sara say, were "inspired by emotional longing and the quiet actions we hope may be noticed by the objects of our affection. SAINTHOOD is about obsession with romantic ideals. In the service of relationships we practice being...