Cardinals sign petition for Pope's beatification

CARDINALS meeting in Rome to discuss the issues facing the Catholic church ahead of next week's conclave to elect a Pope have signed a petition to accelerate the beatification of John Paul II, a report said yesterday.

Cardinals sign petition for Pope's beatification

The petition was signed by many but not all of the 134 cardinals present at Monday's meeting, according to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

The prelates have clearly caught the popular mood following the funeral Mass for the late Pope last Friday, when some in the massive crowd began chanting 'santo, santo', demanding that the Polish-born pontiff be declared a saint.

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