John Paul II's canonization

National Catholic Reporter, April 27, 2007 by Richard B. Emond

The push is on to canonize John Paul II. In the accelerated, abbreviated process, the church is about to determine whether it has the one miracle required for beatification. If approved, it will then need another miracle to advance to canonization. I submit that it already has it, as it was truly a miracle that the church survived John Paul II.

RICHARD B. EMOND

Stafford, Va.