The Vatican doctors approve the miracle to make Wojtyla a saint

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From La Stampa’s Vatican Insider:
“A saint now!” The canonisation of Wojtyla is getting closer quickly and it could be celebrated next October. In fact, in the past few days, the medical council of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has recognized as inexplicable one healing attributed to the blessed John Paul II. A supposed “miracle” that, if it is also approved by theologians and the cardinals (as it is very likely), will bring the Polish Pope, who died in 2005, the halo of sainthood in record time, just eight years after his death.

It all happened in great secrecy, with maximum confidentiality. In January, the postulator of the cause, Mgr. Slawomir Oder, submitted a presumed miraculous healing to the Vatican Congregation for the Saints for a preliminary opinion. As it is known, after the approval of a miracle for the proclamation of a blessed, the canonical procedures include the recognition of a second miracle that must have occurred after the beatification ceremony.

Two doctors of the Vatican council had previously examined this new case, and both gave a favourable opinion. The dossier with the medical records and the testimonies was then officially presented to the Congregation, which immediately included the examination in its agenda. In the past few days it was discussed by a committee of seven doctors, the council (presided over by Dr. Patrick Polisca, Pope John Paul II’s cardiologist), Pope Benedict XVI’s personal physicians and now Pope Francis’s. The medical council also gave a favourable opinion, the first official go-ahead by the Vatican, by defining as inexplicable the healing attributed to the intercession of the blessed Karol Wojtyla.
Likely the canonization will be October.

Woo.

Hoo.
 
Lormar said:
Does anyone here know if a canonization is an infallible act?
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He hasn’t been canonized yet. This was the final hurdle.

Having said that, a canonization is infallible:

The exercise of infallibility comes only when the pope himself proclaims a person a saint. The proclamation is made in a Latin formula of which we offer an approximate translation:
Code: 
   	"In honor of the Holy Trinity, for the exaltation of the   Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, with the  authority of  our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  and of Our Own,  after long reflection, having invoked divine  assistance many times and listened  to the opinion of many of our  Brothers in the Episcopate, **We declare and define**  as Saint Blessed N.  and inscribe his/her name in the list of the saints and  establish that  throughout the Church they be devoutly honored among the  saints."

Also see the Catholic Encyclopedia on the subject.
 
markomalley said:
He hasn’t been canonized yet. This was the final hurdle.

Having said that, a canonization is infallible:

The exercise of infallibility comes only when the pope himself proclaims a person a saint. The proclamation is made in a Latin formula of which we offer an approximate translation:
Code: 
   	"In honor of the Holy Trinity, for the exaltation of the   Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, with the  authority of  our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  and of Our Own,  after long reflection, having invoked divine  assistance many times and listened  to the opinion of many of our  Brothers in the Episcopate, **We declare and define**  as Saint Blessed N.  and inscribe his/her name in the list of the saints and  establish that  throughout the Church they be devoutly honored among the  saints."

Also see the Catholic Encyclopedia on the subject.
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Mark, thank you. 🙂
 
Thank God! Bl. John Paul II was one of the best popes the Church has had throughout her long history.
 
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