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ITALY - JUNE 28: Less than three months after his death, the Roman catholic Church puts Pope John Paul II on the road to a possible sainthood during a joyous ceremony, the fastest start to a beatification process in memory for a man many considered saint long before he died. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, John Paul's vicar for Rome, presided over the Latin-filled ritual launching the beatification "cause" at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, which was attended by cardinals, archbishops and other faithful. Giulio Andreotti was present at the ceremony in Rome, Italy on June 28th, 2005. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

ITALY - JUNE 28:  Less than three months after his death, the Roman catholic Church puts Pope John Paul II on the road to a possible sainthood during a joyous ceremony, the fastest start to a beatification process in memory for a man many considered saint long before he died. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, John Paul's vicar for Rome, presided over the Latin-filled ritual launching the beatification "cause" at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, which was attended by cardinals, archbishops and other faithful. Giulio Andreotti was present at the ceremony in Rome, Italy on June 28th, 2005.  (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)