As I was reviewing page proofs for the book Are Canonizations Infallible? Revisiting a Disputed Question, I was struck once again by the account that was given during John Paul II’s pontificate of why so very many people “had” to be beatified and canonized starting in 1983. The rationale was this: the Church taught at Vatican II that holiness is everyone’s calling. And since the Church always remains faithful to Christ, there must therefore be a whole lot of saints in every category, especially from recent times, that need to be accelerated through the process in order to provide lots of examples and encouragement.
New Liturgical Movement: Married Couples Recorded in the Roman Martyrology, with a Litany for Private Use
New Liturgical Movement: Married Couples Recorded in the Roman Martyrology, with a Litany for Private Use
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