Sunday, April 01, 2007

"But Oder said he has also received dozens of reports of possible other "miraculous" cures attributed to John Paul, including unexplained recoveries from cancer and the case of an Italian woman who gave birth to a normal baby after losing her amniotic fluids and being told by doctors the baby would die. A second miracle after beatification will have to be documented for John Paul to be declared a saint, but Oder indicated there were likely to be many candidates. "I've been a very lucky postulator," Oder said of his role in putting together the dossier, "because there has been an embarrassment of riches, so many beautiful cases.""