Newman Miracle Man

The highlight of this papal visit to Britain was Sunday's beatification of Cardinal Newman, the 19th century theologian and convert. The significance of this event is underlined by the fact that it marked the first time that Pope Benedict has personally beatified a person since his election to the papacy. It was the inexplicable healing of an American deacon from a crippling spine disorder that paved the way for Newman's beatification. Susy Hodges spoke to that deacon, Jack Sullivan, about what happened to him after he prayed to Cardinal Newman.....

"...I was in..total constant agony......and then suddenly I felt a tremendous sensation of intense, very strong heat and a very, very strong tingling feeling all over my body....

… and I started to walk normally, I had no more pain….....he (my doctor) said there was no medical, scientific explanation for what had happened to me… it was a miracle...."