Pope John Paul II will move a step closer to possible sainthood with the imminent closure of a church investigation into his life and the delivery to the Vatican of a dossier detailing the purported miraculous cure of a nun who prayed to him.The events come two years to the day after John Paul died — a remarkably fast pace that underscores the Catholic Church's keen interest in beatifying John Paul and responding to the calls of "Santo Subito" or "Sainthood Now!" that erupted following his death.
Pope Benedict XVI put John Paul on the fast track for possible sainthood just weeks after his April 2, 2005 death, when he waived the customary five-year waiting period and allowed the investigation into John Paul's virtues to begin immediately.
Such a waiver had only been granted once before: for Mother Teresa, who was beatified in 2003, six years after her death.
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