Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre was suddenly cured from Parkinson’s disease.

French nun’s “miracle cure” puts John-Paul II on fast track to sainthood.

A French nun said today that she was inexplicably and suddenly “cured” of Parkinson’s disease — a case that could prompt the Roman Catholic Church to beatify Pope John Paul II.

Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre stopped short of declaring her recovery a miracle, saying that was for the church to decide.

The 46-year-old said she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2001. Her symptoms worsened with time: driving became practically impossible, she had difficulty walking, and her left arm hung limply at her side.

Her cure came on the night of June 2, 2005, exactly two months after the pontiff’s death. In her room after evening prayers, she said an inner voice urged her to take up her pen and write. She did, and was surpassed to see that her handwriting — which had grown illegible because of her illness — was clear. She said she then went to bed, and woke early the next morning feeling “completely transformed.”

The Vatican’s saint-making process requires that a miracle is attributed to John-Paul before he can be beatified — the last formal step before possible sainthood.

If the French nun’s cure is declared a miracle, it could speed up the beatification of John Paul. His successor, Benedict XVI waived the customary five-year waiting period for the procedure to begin, clearly in response to popular demand that began with chants of “Sainthood Now!” erupting during John Paul’s 2005 funeral.

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