throwing up in my mouth a little bit

yeah, so the roman catholic church is working on canonising john paul. canonisation requires - get this - evidence of two miracles caused by said deceased person - "intercessions" by dead people are always my favourite thing, especially when in real life they just fucked over so many people.

The Catholic Church has invited people to submit evidence "in favour or against" the late Pope John Paul II's suitability to be a saint. The Church needs signs of two miracles committed by John Paul II since his death in order to award him sainthood.

ohmigod! there's an image of j.p. on my cracker! ... no, wait, that's just a little vomit that spilled out of my mouth just now.

Pope Benedict XVI has already waived a five-year waiting period before the sainthood process can begin. Earlier this month, he said he would set the wheels in motion for his predecessor to be beatified with unprecedented speed.

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It will also be looking for evidence that John Paul II has committed a miracle since his death, by interceding in response to a prayer. Miracles attributed to saints often involve the unexplained healing of a medical condition. If the miracle is verified by the Church, the candidate can be beatified. A second miracle is required after beatification for him or her to reach full sainthood.

fuck, if any religion deserved to die more than the roman catholic church

- wait, what am i talking about? the mormons, the hare krishnas, the christian scientists, the scientologists, the hindutva bastards, the morons of falun gong and those self-righteous fucks what claim to be the jehovah's witnesses - man, the list of religions what need squishing in trash compactors is almost endless innit.