Two popes are set to become two saints in one weekend -- Pope John Paul II, and Pope John XXIII.<br /> <br />An unprecedented twin canonization that's sparked both joy, and controversy.<br /> <br />The daughter of one of Pope John Paul II's childhood friends remembers him as an uncle.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Polish) DAUGHTER OF JOHN PAUL II'S CHILDHOOD FRIEND, ZOFIA SILKOWSKA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"It was always a great joy when uncle (John Paul II) appeared. Of course there were scheduled meetings, when we knew he would visit us, but there were also completely unexpected (visits)."<br /> <br />While Pope John XXIII died half a century ago, critics say the canonization of John Paul - only nine years after his death - is too hasty.<br /> <br />Vatican Correspondent Robert Mickens.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) VETERAN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT, ROBERT MICKENS, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Now, I think one of the things that we look at when we canonize somebody, when the Church recognizes the holiness of a person doesn't mean that someone is
