The Fast Track to Becoming a SaintThere is no waiting list to become a saint. Instant access, like the Internet, is now available if you can demonstrate some miracle and get enough people to rally on your behalf to become a saint in less than a few years. On May 9, 2005, Pope Benedict read a letter in which he «asked the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, to waive the five-year waiting period between the time of a person's death and when the beatification process can begin, a fundamental step towards sainthood (Fisher and Goodstein1). There are certain requirements for becoming a saint that must be met before beatification (being blessed) can be sanctioned by the church." The first requirement is that the deceased enjoy a genuine "reputation for sainthood" among the faithful. The Church then interprets this as the work of the Holy Spirit" (Woodward 9). Beatification requires that the candidate has performed a miracle during his life beatified" (Winfield 1). Peter Gould describes that the results are being examined by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints which will present its findings to the pope. The blessed may be granted a day of celebration and obtain personal items and relics from the candidate. The final step to canonization is evidence of a second miracle (4). Vatican laws are explicit about the steps needed to be canonized and the time it takes to process potential candidates decades, if not centuries" (Gould 1). The fast-track approach to beatify and canonize 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 the best interest for them or for the people. Vatican documents several miracles attributed to John Paul "Among them came a cardinal Francesco Marchisano d'. Italy, who said that his vocal cords had been paralyzed by a medical error" (Goodstein and Fisher 1). In a telephone interview with Goodstein and Fisher, the cardinal explained that "the pope caressed his throat and then seven months of therapy Marchisano was able to speak again" (1), "Italian newspapers already report alleged miraculous events attributed to the intercession of John Paul II, who had only been dead for a week" (Winfield A)..1).