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ast Sunday’s memorable beatification of Pope John Paul II was an historic moment, both in the life of the modern Church and on the global stage. As priest, Bishop and, for nearly 28 years of his life, the 264th Vicar of Christ, he had a profound, life-changing influence on those around him and millions around the world. But what remained at the core of his life was his love of God and of all human beings. The beatification was overwhelmingly about one thing, the intimate relationship with God that all are called to and which the Church calls sanctity. Beatification recognises he is now in heaven, and no-one doubts John Paul II is , in a real sense, closer to all of us than ever before...