John Paul II Waiting Period Waived

Pope Benedict XVI announced today at a gathering with the clergy of Rome that he had waived the usual five-year post mortem waiting period and that the process for the beatification and canonization of Pope John Paul II may begin.

...dispensavit a tempore quinque annorum exspectationis post mortem Servi Dei Ioannis Pauli II (Caroli Wojtyla), Summi Pontificis, ita ut causa Beatificationis et Canonizationis eiusdem Servi Dei statim incipi posset.