With all the trouble the Catholic Church has had over the last 5-10 years it was only a matter of time before they brought out the big guns.
Pope Francis has moved quickly to canonize 2 new saints. Both are former Popes, John 23 and John Paul II. In the case of JP he will have moved to the head of the VIP line in only 8 years! Most take 25+ years to make it to sainthood. But these are difficult times for the Church so they need to pull out all the stops as they work to restore honor and credibility to the institution.
To further cover their bases, they chose a liberal pope in John 23 and a conservative in JPII.
Another prerequisite is the rule that 2 miracles form any candidate must be verified. In the case of J23 only one can be confirmed, but the Pope has final say and the Church's umpire can change the rules and he did.
So look forward to a grand celebration, as only the Catholics can do, when these 2 saintly men are sainted.
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