As of this writing, the Vatican Council is poised to canonize Pope John Paul II (i.e. to declare him a Saint). The church’s basis for this is that John Paul II is attributed with performing a miracle on a sick person that prayed to him.
While many support the canonization of John Paul II there are some who oppose it on the grounds that the process is going too fast and should be reconsidered, not only for some of the more controversial aspects of his papacy but also because the validity of the miracle attributed to him may be in question.
I do not doubt that John Paul II was a well intentioned man that did much good in this world, but I have my own reasons why he should not be declared a Saint:
1) People do not have the right or the ability to declare who is closest to God, or who is most in God’s favor, or who has made it to Heaven, or who will most likely get there. By creating icons such as Saints and even the Papacy itself, the church has institutionalized things that were not commanded by Jesus and may actually be contrary to his teachings.
"Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” – Isaiah 29:13 , Matthew 7:7
“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” --Matthew 20:16
2) People do not perform miracles, only God does. If the woman that prayed to John Paul II was healed by a miracle, it was God that performed that miracle and not John Paul II.
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." — Mark 5:34
3) People should not pray to anyone other than God.
"This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” -- Matthew 6:9
By declaring John Paul II a Saint, the church creates an illusion in the general population’s mind that may be contrary to what God actually wants.
-H.E.Miller www.ApocalypticDreams.com
