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Pope John Paul II appears to have moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to John Paul’s intercession, and the case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. The Catholic News Service said the event in question probably involves the reported spontaneous healing of a Latin American woman in 2011 just hours after John Paul was beatified. John Paul has been on the fast track for sainthood ever since the traditional five-year waiting period was waived by Benedict when he was pope. He allowed an investigation into John Paul’s life and virtues to begin just weeks after his 2005 death. Pope John Paul II, left, appears to have moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to John Paul’s intercession, and the case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. The Catholic News Service said the event in question probably involves the reported spontaneous healing of a Latin American woman in 2011 just hours after John Paul was beatified. John Paul has been on the fast track for sainthood ever since the traditional five-year waiting period was waived by Benedict when he was pope. He allowed an investigation into John Paul’s life and virtues to begin just weeks after his 2005 death.