Sir, – Further to Eamon McCann's article ("Why did so few mention irrationality at heart of papal canonisations?", Opinion & Analysis, May 1st), his theory that the alleged cure attributed to the intercession of John Paul II was due an initial misdiagnosis is worrying. Given that there are thousands of canonised saints in the church's calendar and that each has two miraculous cures attributed to them, this would mean there are either a great deal of dubious sainthoods or a great many incompetent doctors. – Yours, etc,
JAMES HOGAN,
Ballycurrane,
Thurles,
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Co Tipperary.