The current pope, Benedict XVI, bestowed the status of blessed on his predecessor the same day in front of a million people in a ceremony that puts the late pope one step away from sainthood.

Some 1.5 million pilgrims flooded Rome Sunday to watch Pope John Paul II move a step closer to sainthood in one of the largest Vatican Masses in history.

He rightly reclaimed for Christianity that impulse of hope which had in some sense faltered before Marxism and the ideology of progress, Benedict said. He restored to Christianity its true face as a religion of hope.

Forex Video Technical Update 9.24.2010 Yen Strength Versus Intervention Fear
I am going to go over some Japanese --Yen crosses. The USD/JPY is hovering above 84.00. The Euro is strong and rallying against the Yen. The Sterling lost to the yen, but is in a bullish attempt by the end of the week. The AUD/JPY topped off, but has not confirmed the topping action. The CAD/JPY declined most of the week, but is supported above the previous consolidation zone. As expected since the intervention, the CHF/JPY is indeed the only one with a bullish attempt. By week's end however, the Japanese yen pared some of the week's losses.
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