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Email Print Factbox Roman Catholic Church's saint-making process Fri, Apr 29 2011 Related News Timeline: Life and times of Pope John Paul II Fri, Apr 29 2011 Analysis & Opinion Factbox: Roman Catholic Church’s saint-making process Timeline: Life and times of Pope John Paul II Related Topics World » Lifestyle » Related Video New images show Japanese nuclear reactor appears stable Sat, Apr 30 2011 Coffin of Pope John Paul II exhumed 1 / 19 The Faithful rest before the beatification mass for Pope John Paul II led by Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 1, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Max Rossi By Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY | Sun May 1, 2011 1:56am EDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people converged on St Peter's Square in one of the biggest crowds ever seen at the Vatican on Sunday to participate in the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Streams of people some 30 wide moved toward the Vatican area from all directions from before dawn to get a good spot for the Mass where Pope Benedict was to move his predecessor a step closer to sainthood. The crowd of people, some carrying national flags and singing songs, was the largest seen in the capital since millions turned out for his funeral six years ago. Many pilgrims camped out during the night. The entire Vatican area was sealed off as stewards marshaled the huge crowd toward St Peter's Basilica, which was bedecked with posters and photos of the late pope. Up to 200,000 people attended a prayer vigil on Saturday evening in the Circus Maximus, the huge oval once used by the ancient Romans for chariot races. Some Rome churches threw their doors open all night to give pilgrims a space to pray. At the mass due to start at 0800 GMT Benedict will pronounce a Latin formula proclaiming one of the most popular popes in history a "blessed" of the Church. A place of honor is reserved for Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, a French nun who suffered from Parkinson's disease but whose inexplicable cure has been attributed to John Paul's intercession with God to perform a miracle, thus permitting the beatification to go ahead. The Vatican will have to attribute another miracle to John Paul's intercession after the beatification in order for him to be declared a saint. Some 90 official delegations from around the world, including members of five European royal families and 16 heads of state, will attend the beatification. They include Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has been widely criticized for human rights abuses in his country. Mugabe is banned from traveling to the European Union, but the Vatican -- a sovereign state -- is not a member of the bloc. COFFIN ON DISPLAY Pope John Paul's coffin was exhumed on Friday from the crypts below St Peter's Basilica and will be placed in front of the main altar. After Sunday's beatification mass, it will remain there and the basilica will remain open until all visitors who want to view it have done so. It will then be moved to a new crypt under an altar in a side chapel near Michelangelo's statue of the Pieta. The marble slab that covered his first burial place will be sent to Poland. John Paul's beatification has set a new speed record for modern times, taking place six years and one month after his death on April 2, 2005. While the overwhelming number of Catholics welcome it, a minority are opposed, with some saying it happened too fast. Liberals in the church say John Paul was too harsh with theological dissenters who wanted to help the poor, particularly in Latin America. Some say John Paul should be held ultimately responsible for the sexual abuse scandals because they occurred or came to light when he was in charge. Ultra-Conservatives say he was too open toward other religions and that he allowed the liturgy to be "infected" by local cultures, such as African dancing, on his trips abroad. The pope is being beatified on the day the Church celebrates the movable Feast of Divine Mercy, which this year happens to fall on May 1, the most important feast in the communist world. The coincidence is ironic, given that many believe the pope played a key role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. World Lifestyle Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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