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Pope John Paul II's Path to Sainthood Now in Doubt

(March 30) -- To many, the charismatic Pope John Paul II represented much that is lacking in the dour, scholarly Pope Benedict XVI, who was once nicknamed "the Rottweiler" and is under worldwide siege for the child sex abuse scandals sweeping the Roman Catholic Church. But even as more questions swirl around Benedict and...

Pope John Paul II Whipped Himself With Belt, Book Says

VATICAN CITY, Italy (Jan. 26) -- 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, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The book, "Why He's a Saint," also includes...