Fast track to becoming a saintThere is no waiting list to become a saint. Instant access, like the Internet, is now available if one can prove a few miracles and convince enough people to rally around one's favor to become a saint in less than a few years. On May 9, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI read a letter in which he "asked the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, to lift the five-year period between the death of a person and when the process of beatification, a key step towards sainthood, can begin (Fisher and Goodstein1). There are certain conditions for becoming a saint that must be met before beatification (being blessed) can be sanctioned by the Church. The requirement is that the deceased enjoy a true “reputation for holiness” among the faithful. The Church then interprets this as the work of the Holy Spirit” (Woodward 9). A beatification requires that the candidate have performed a miracle during their lifetime. “She must then certify a miracle attributed to his intercession after his death for him to be beatified” (Winfield 1). Peter Gould describes that the results are examined by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints who will present their findings to the pope. The last step for canonization is proof of a second miracle (4). steps required to be canonized and the time required to process potential candidates. “At one time, the process of creating saints took decades, even centuries” (Gould 1). canonizing John Paul before due process of Church doctrine demonstrates the inconsistency of the Roman Catholic Church and its approach to selfish methods, which is not in the best interest of them or the. people. The Vatican documents several miracles attributed to John Paul. “Among them was Cardinal Francesco Marchisano of Italy, who said his vocal cord had been paralyzed because of a medical error” (Goodstein and Fisher 1). In a telephone interview with Goodstein and Fisher, the cardinal explained that "the pope stroked his throat and after seven months of therapy, Marchisano was able to speak again" (1). In Italy, “Italian newspapers are already reporting alleged miraculous events attributed to the intercession of John Paul II, even though he has been dead for only a week” (Winfield A.1).