The late John Paul II will soon be a “saint” – which has its second successor Pope Francis decided.

The late Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII. to be canonized. This could be done “to the end”, said the Vatican. Pope Francis had signed the necessary decree.

A candidate for canonization must be beatified in the Catholic Church first. For both stages, the recognition of a miracle is needed. After extensive screening of the final decision about the Pope.

The beatification allows the official worship of a man who died in a given region, the canonization expands this devotion to the whole Catholic world church.

John Paul II was in May 2011 by his successor Pope Benedict XVI. been beatified. Prior to the healing of a nun of Parkinson’s disease as his first miracle was recognized. The Pope was extremely popular at second April 2005 died at the age of almost 85 years. His 26-year pontificate was the second longest in the history of the Church.

Already a few days before the meeting of Cardinals of the competent Congregation of the Vatican John Paul II had given a second miracle. It should be the healing of a woman from Costa Rica from a brain injury, at 1 May, 2011 took place – the day of the Beatification of John Paul II This miracle was now apparently confirmed by Pope Francis.

John XXIII. had opened the Second Vatican Council in 1962, which was considered a step in the direction of the church modernity. He died in 1963 and was beatified in 2000. In my case, Francis Pope had waived the normally required second miracle for canonization, told Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.

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