PJP II: From Self-mortification to Sainthood?

What an opener to a story:

"Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection..."

What a trooper. Sometimes on vacation I take my laptop. Does that count for anything?

So PJP II could be ordained a saint in the near future! How exciting!
Monsignor Slawomir Oder cooked up a book on why PJP II should be ordained a saint. Pope Benedict XVI waived the normal 5-year waiting period for investigations to start, so they've already got a head start. All they need to do now is attach a miracle to him and he's in.

"The Vatican must now confirm that a miracle attributed to John Paul's intercession occurred in order for him to be beatified — a step which many Vatican watchers have suggested may come as early as October."

As early as October? Hmmm... dying faith, the Vatican does their own research, they know the month that an answer might arrive, people want to believe this crap... sounds self-fulfilling to me! I bet PJP gets it. What do you think?

P.S. Love the "natural" pope-dove picture too.