Recently released details concerning a possible miracle attributed to Pope Pius XII are causing controversy - but not about this pope. According to a CNA account of the purported miracle (drawn from an Il Giornale article), the husband of a woman diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma prayed for Pope John Paul II's intercession, but instead of receiving help from Pope John Paul II, the man had a dream in which the late pope - with a "serious face" - spoke to him, saying "I can't do anything, you must pray to this other priest..." Several days later, the man saw a picture of Pope Pius XII and realized he was the one that Pope John Paul II spoke of in his dream. After praying for Pope Pius XII's intercession, the man's wife - pregnant at the time - was "miraculously" cured of cancer. Needless to say, the comment attributed to the late Pope John Paul II that he "can't do anything" to help has stirred controversy. While many have sought fast canonization of the popular pontiff, whom some call "Great", others have urged that the process be suspended in favor of a more critical examination of his novel actions and teachings.
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