‘Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that his predecessor Pope John Paul II was “at home” among the saints in heaven, but did not call for his canonization.

After John Paul’s death on April 2, there were popular calls, as well as those from some prelates, for John Paul to be made a saint swiftly. Vatican officials have said it would be up to the new pope to speed the process and override the normal five-year waiting period for the start of the process.’

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