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If the adage no news is good news holds true; Bostonist is always a little uneasy when we read a lead in to a report like this: "The Archdiocese of Boston has convened a secret tribunal..." This story, however, has a miraculous twist. Cardinal John Henry Newman has been put forth to the Vatican to cannomize the late Cardinal on the process of becoming a saint. According to Catholic law, canonization of an individual into sainthood goes through a number of stages. Pope John Paul II (or JP Deuce as Bostonist has a habit of calling him) had found Cardinal Newman to be venerable during his term as Pope. There had been no evidence of a miraculous event made apparent to the Pope, but recently a claim has been made by a Boston man. Praying to Cardinal Newman allowed the Boston Deacon to experience a full recovery, which could be deemed by the special, secret tribunal in set up by the Boston Archdiocese as a miracle.