A Polish newspaper has advanced the theory that Pope John Paul II will be beatified on October 16 of this year, which would be the 30th anniversary of his election to the papacy. The Vatican has not commented on the report that appeared in the Dziennik newspaper. But the cause for beatification of the late Pontiff still has several hurdles to clear, and the Vatican would undoubtedly want to allow a substantial period of time to prepare for the beatification ceremony.
Earlier in April the postulator for the cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, reported that he was nearly finished with a position, or final summary of the case, for presentation to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
If the Congregation approves a finding that Pope John Paul II showed "heroic virtue," the approval of a miracle would still be necessary to fulfill the requirements for canonization.
In related news, the spokesman of Krakow archdiocese, Father Robert Necek, told the newspaper Gazeta Wyborza that Krakow’s Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who served as John Paul II’s private secretary, opposes dismembering the late Pope’s body for relics. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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