Pope John Paul II To Be Beatified May 1

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"On Friday, in the fastest process on record, Pope Benedict XVI set May 1 as the date for John Paul's beatification — a key step toward Catholicism's highest honor and a major morale boost for a church reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal."

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                                                                                                                                                                     Pope John Paul II

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