Yeah, I read it in the paper today. A french nun with Parkinson's disease prayed to Pope Jean Paul II or something, and she woke up the next day healed. (apparently the pope had Parkinson's too). And upon being verified as a "miracle" this could be what is required to make Pope Jean Paul appointed to sainthood by beatifying him? or some term like that. (I don't know what it's called, I'm not Catholic)
2007-03-31 10:39:49 · 12 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sure of course...God fixed her right up......but then he let some kid in Africa starve to death.....
2007-03-31 10:42:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I saw a story on the news about the french nun and her miracle cure from Parkinson's disease. It is being investigated and if it shown that it was a miracle, then it is very possible that Pope John Paul II could be made a Roman Catholic saint.
2007-03-31 17:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by Deus Luminarium 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually I watched a piece on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. That's exactly the case. She prayed to John Paul II to petition God to heal her from Parkinson's Disease. There is no trace of it in her medical tests any longer and doctors cannot explain it. So, this may qualify as a miracle to the Catholic Church.
I will refrain from commentary, though it's hard.
2007-03-31 17:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw the nun on French TV relating her recovery. She looked perfectly normal saying that she woke up in the morning
feeling well while normally she had great difficulties getting
out of bed. This healing is going to be scrutinized very closely
by physisians, psychologists, Roman Catholic's highest-
ranking clergymen and other experts.
2007-03-31 18:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by Fred W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I see two problems here.
First, the nun is praying to the pope instead of God.
Secondly, the pope in question still appeared to have parkinsons and other problems right before his death of a stroke. (or a series of)
A third problem I thought of is, why would you go to someone ill to be healed by worshipping them?
A fourth fact is that God isn't ever ill and heals people all the time through direct prayer to him. (And faith.)
Bogus.
2007-03-31 17:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by jam_please 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm not Catholic either, I do believe in God preforming miracles. after all he is the same yesterday today and forever. But as far as the St. hood stuff goes I don't get that. Its just another St. for the Catholics to pray to which is not right.
2007-03-31 17:45:31 · answer #6 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yea I saw that and I must say I dont belive her..or maybe she did get saved but not by the dead Pope, im sure God had sumthing to do with that..or she just wanted the vatican to make the Pope a Saint and so she started saying he saved her life..It was just God and God alone
2007-03-31 17:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by bebekaychic 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I saw the article int he paper and I read it. If I understand correctly, the community of the nun prayed for her for at least a few months... they prayed to God, asking Him for His healing through the intercession of John Paul II.
So, in response to my brothers and sisters who are protestant, please educate yourself before claiming that Catholics worship saints or are praying to them in any other way than the way you would ask a friend in your church community to pray to God along with you for a particular thing.
The prayer the nuns prayed was probably the prayer on the back of the holy card of John Paul II (the image is like a picture... just to remember him not to worship... same way you would carry a picture of a family member): "O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having graced the Church with Pope John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of Your Fatherly care, the glory of the cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Spirit of love, to shine through him. Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You. Grant us, by his intecession, and according to Your will, the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered amoung Your sainst. Amen."
And if people still think it is not "scriptural" to pray for someone else's intercession for God's healing, remember Jesus said to his disciples "These things I have done, you will do and even greater things."
God bless.
By the way Jam_please, "He took our infirmities upon himself."
2007-03-31 17:59:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since when is answering a prayer a miracle? God has answered many of mine and I wouldn't call any of them a miracle. Walk on water and you'll impress me.
2007-03-31 17:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i asked a question similar to this yesterday...
2007-03-31 17:55:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right...
2007-03-31 17:42:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋