Pope Benedict XVI has taken the step of approving a report that attests to John Pauls heroic virtues, moving one step closer to beatification of the former pontiff.
Since his election as Pope, Benedict (former Cardinal Ratzinger) has fast-tracked John Pauls movement through the process of Sainthood, in recognition of his tremendous contributions to the Faith and the Roman Church. At the beatification stage (last step before canonization) John Paul would be referred to as "Blessed John Paul". If eventually canonized, then he would be referred to as Saint John Paul. In the Roman theology of canonization, at the beatification stage, John Paul would be a person in heaven whom one could pray to for intercession into earthly events.
This site allows one to search for persons beatified in the Roman Church.
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