John Paul A Step Closer To Sainthood
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VATICAN CITY, April 2, 2007
Benedict Says He Hears 'Living Voice' Of John Paul In Communion Of Saints
(AP) Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he can already hear the voice of John Paul II among the saints, indicating on the second anniversary of his predecessor's death that he too was fully in favor of canonization.
Benedict spoke during an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square in honor of John Paul hours after Roman Catholic officials formally closed their investigation into his life and virtues--a milestone in the process of elevating the late pontiff to sainthood.
"In the communion of saints, it seems we can hear the living voice of our beloved John Paul II, who from the house of his father, we are sure, continues to accompany the Church," Benedict said.
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