Saint Pope John Paul II - a hasty halo?

FILE PHOTO: Pope John Paul II and Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, give their blessing at the end of the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall in the Vatican, September 1, 2004. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - During his 27-year pontificate, Pope John Paul II canonised so many people that some dubbed the Vatican "the saint factory".

Now, the Polish pope's own legacy is under a shadow and some Catholics are asking if declaring him a saint in 2014, a record nine years after his death, may have been a hasty decision.