Pope John Paul's blood to be a holy relic in beatification ritual
BLOOD taken from Pope John Paul II during his final stay in hospital will be used as the official relic for veneration after he is beatified.
The Vatican made the announcement yesterday, putting to rest questions about what relic would be presented during Sunday's beatification.
In a statement, the Vatican said four small vials of blood had been taken from John Paul during his final days for a possible transfusion, but were never used. Two of the vials were given to his private secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, and another two remained at the Vatican's Bambin Gesu hospital in the care of nuns. One of the hospital vials will be placed in a reliquary and presented on Sunday; the other will remain with the nuns.
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