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No more shortcuts on Pope John Paul's road to sainthood

Church officials stress that canon law must be respected From Philip Willan in Rome

The death of Pope John Paul II two years ago brought an unprecedented public outpouring of grief, with the millions of pilgrims who thronged St Peter's Square for his funeral calling for him to be recognised immediately as a saint.