French nun credits late Pope John Paul with giving her ’second birth’
January 18th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANILondon, Jan 18 (ANI): A French Catholic nun has credited late Pope John Paul with curing her of Parkinson’s disease, and also giving her a ’second birth’.
Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, 49, who was about to quit working because of her ailment, woke up in June 2005, two months after the Polish-born pope had died, to find that she had been cured of the disease she had been suffering from for four-years.
“When I woke up, I felt I was not the same,” the Telegraph quoted her as telling a news conference at the bishop’s office in a southern French city.
“There was no more heaviness in my muscles, I could move normally. For me it was a new birth, a second birth,” she said.
John Paul’s successor, Pope Benedict, approved a decree last Friday declaring her healing a miracle and attributing it to the late pontiff, clearing the way for him to be beatified on May 1.
“Since my healing, many requests for prayers have come in from many countries. To all these ill people, I’d like to say they must not give up. At the end of the tunnel, there is always a little light,” Simon-Pierre added. (ANI)
- John Paul II beatified (Lead) - May 01, 2011
- John Paul II beatification ceremony begins - May 01, 2011
- Pope John Paul II's sainthood delayed amid doubts over prerequisite miracle? - Mar 06, 2010
- Pope John Paul II To Be Beatified By Vatican On May 1 - Jan 15, 2011
- Late Pope John Paul II on fast track to get sainthood - Dec 19, 2009
- Pope John Paul II's beatification gathers 1.5 million people - May 02, 2011
- Monument of John Paul II unveiled in Moscow - Oct 15, 2011
- Bruni praises Pope over condoms comment to mark World AIDS Day - Dec 02, 2010
- Pope John Paul II's blood to go on display - Apr 27, 2011
- Vatican defends wartime pope's beatification - Dec 24, 2009
- Mother Mary MacKillop to become Australia's first saint - Dec 20, 2009
- Vatican to unveil Facebook page for Pope John Paul II this week - Mar 14, 2011
- Pope can't cook, says brother - Apr 04, 2012
- John Paul II's beatification may draw a million pilgrims to Rome - Apr 28, 2011
- Pope travels to Britain for four-day visit - Sep 16, 2010
Tags: ailment, beatified, birth sister, last friday, london jan, marie simon, may 1, miracle, muscles, new birth, news conference, pontiff, pope benedict, pope john paul, prayers, second birth, simon pierre, sister marie, southern french city, successor pope