The crowd in Rome and in the capitals of the world erupted in cheers, tears and applause as a huge photo of a young, smiling John Paul was unveiled on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and a chorus in the anthem long associated with the Polish Pope.
"He has restored to Christianity his true face as a religion of hope," Benedict said in his homily, referring to the decisive role of Jean-Paul in helping bring down communism. Beno?t pointed his remarks with personal memories of a man, he came to "Revere" during their almost quarter of a century working together.
Beatification is the first milestone on the road to possible sainthood, one of the highest Church award. A second miracle attributed to the intercession of Jean-Paul is necessary for him to be canonized.
Beatification, the fastest in modern times, is a moral of a church, scarred by the sexual abuse crisis, but it also triggered a new wave of anger from victims because the scandal which took place under supervision of 27 years of Jean-Paul.
Large swathes of Rome even placed police kilometres Vatican to cars to ensure security for about 16 heads of State, eight Premiers and five members of the royal European houses dealing with.
Helicopters flew overhead, adjoining the Tiber boats patrolled police and some 5,000 soldiers in uniform police manned barricades to priests, official delegations and those with coveted VIP passes could get in their place the crowd of pilgrims.
Of the Spain Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, wearing a Black Lace "mantilla", mingled with the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the Poland historical solidarity leader and former President Lech Walesa and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has avoided a ban to attend EU to travel.
"He went everywhere in the world," said Bishop Jean Zerbo Bamako, Mali, who came to Rome for the ceremony. "Today, we come to him."
Vendors turn trinkets John Paul: Bottle Openers, key chains, bags, calendars and T-shirts.
Beno?t put John Paul on the fast track for sainthood as possible when he was provided with waiting five years to the traditional address and beatification period to begin the weeks after his death on April 2, 2005, allowed. Beno?t met Subito songs of "santo!" or "Canonicalization immediately" which broke out at the funeral of Jean-Paul.
On Sunday, a group of pilgrims to Krakow has affixed a banner to a fence outside the place that says "Santo Subito," evidence that for many of the faithful, Jean-Paul is already a saint.
"John Paul was a wonderful man and it is a privilege to be here." It is wonderful to see people from around the world, said Anne Honiball, 48, a care home nursing administrator of Worthing in England who wore a small flag of the Union Jack.
"We missed the royal marriage, but we are Catholic and it was a little more important, I suppose that", said Honiball, a former Protestant who converted to Catholicism in 10 years.
Around the world, Catholic celebrated the beatification, interference of the churches of the Mexico in Australia to pray and watch the programs of the mass of Rome on television.
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