The late (adj.已故的) Pope (n.教宗), John Paul II (n.若望保祿二世), has been beatified (v.冊封真福品) at a ceremony at the Vatican (n.梵蒂岡) in front of hundreds of thousands of Catholic (adj.天主教的) faithful (n.信眾).
      Among those at St Peter's Square (n.聖伯多祿廣場) is French (adj.法國的) nun (n.修女) Marie Simon-Pierre (n.瑪麗?狺西蒙—皮耶), who said she and her fellow (adj.同伴的) nuns had prayed for the intercession (n.代禱) of the Pope after his death to cure her from Parkinson's Disease (n.柏金遜症). Her apparently (adv.看來) miraculous (adj.奇的) cure is part of the case (n.論據) for the beatification (n.冊封真福品), the last stage before sainthood (n.聖人地位).
      It comes amid (prep.在……中) criticism of the Church for the speed of the beatification - just six years after the late Pope's death - and his handling (n.處理) of the Church's child sex abuse (n.侵犯) scandal (n.醜聞).
      St Peter's Square was packed (adj.擠滿了人的), with the faithful waving banners (n.橫額) and flags as Pope Benedict XVI (n.本篤十六世) declared (v.宣布) his predecessor (n.前任) beatified.
      Zimbabwean (adj.津巴布韋的) leader Robert Mugabe (n.穆加比) was among those attending the ceremony. A Roman (adj.羅馬的) Catholic (n.天主教徒), he was given special permission by the EU (n.歐盟) to fly to Italy (n.意大利) despite being the subject (n.對象) of a travel ban (n.禁令).(BBC, May 1)

      梵蒂岡舉行典禮，把已故教宗若望保祿二世冊封為真福品，有數以十萬計天主教信眾出席。
      身處聖伯多祿廣場的包括法國修女瑪麗?狺西蒙—皮耶。她說在教宗逝世後，她與其他修女祈求他代禱，治癒她的柏金遜症。她的痊癒看來是神，因而成為了冊封真福品的論據，下一步便是封聖。
      教會是次行動受到批評，一來因為冊封時間太快——只在已故教宗死後六年，二來也由於他對教會內兒童性侵犯醜聞的處理手法。
      在擠滿人群的聖伯多祿廣場內，教宗本篤十六世宣布他的前任獲冊封真福品，在場信眾紛紛揮動橫額和旗幟。
      出席典禮的尚有津巴布韋領袖穆加比。他是羅馬天主教徒，雖然遭禁制旅遊，但獲得歐盟特別批准飛往意大利。
      （英國廣播公司，五月一日）