Pope John Paul is on the fast track for sainthood according to the Vatican (waive the 5 year waiting period). IIRC doesn't a saint have to perform at least 3 miracles (documented) to be considered for sainthood? Where has the news media been? I don't recall any PAST headlines claiming Pope John Paul had performed a miracle, certainly if he had it would have been news worthy at the time right? If popularity(?) is the prime criteria for sainthood, maybe we should take a closer look at Reagan. Bringing about the fall of the Soviet Union should count for at least 1 miracle, surviving his gunshot wound #2 and lets not forget (#3) that he served as the most powerful man in the World while in the early stages of alzheimers disease! "Five years after Ronald Reagan left the White House, he told the nation in a letter that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease". "In general the disease follows an individual course for each patient. But in general one can characterize it perhaps as the mild cognitive impairment stage where there's just the forgetfulness. Then you get into clinical Alzheimer's Disease where you make the diagnosis. Now it's achieved the criteria for Alzheimer's Disease.
Saint Ronald, yep the G.O.P. is missing out on something here.