New "Saints" Without Popular Veneration. New "Saints" Without Popular Veneration Pope Francis canonized seven candidates on Sunday. Among them were Oscar Romero and Paul VI. The sanctity of both of …More
New "Saints" Without Popular Veneration.
New "Saints" Without Popular Veneration
Pope Francis canonized seven candidates on Sunday. Among them were Oscar Romero and Paul VI. The sanctity of both of them is strongly disputed. Only about 60,000 faithful were present in St Peter's Square. As a comparison: For the canonization of John Paul II, 500,000 pilgrims travelled to Rome. Gloria.tv sources in Rome said that for Paul VI almost no pilgrims showed up although he was an Italian, his canonisation was strongly supported by the Italian oligarch media, and his canonisation took place in Rome.
Benedict Did Not Show Up
The former Benedict XVI declined Pope Francis's invitation to attend yesterday's canonizations. The official reason: He is not as agile as he used to be. Benedict XVI already skipped Paul VI’s beatification in 2014. But in the same year, he was present at the canonization of John Paul II.
A Saint of Decline
The new alleged saint and left-wing activist, Monsignor Oscar Romero, …More
New "Saints" Without Popular Veneration
Pope Francis canonized seven candidates on Sunday. Among them were Oscar Romero and Paul VI. The sanctity of both of them is strongly disputed. Only about 60,000 faithful were present in St Peter's Square. As a comparison: For the canonization of John Paul II, 500,000 pilgrims travelled to Rome. Gloria.tv sources in Rome said that for Paul VI almost no pilgrims showed up although he was an Italian, his canonisation was strongly supported by the Italian oligarch media, and his canonisation took place in Rome.
Benedict Did Not Show Up
The former Benedict XVI declined Pope Francis's invitation to attend yesterday's canonizations. The official reason: He is not as agile as he used to be. Benedict XVI already skipped Paul VI’s beatification in 2014. But in the same year, he was present at the canonization of John Paul II.
A Saint of Decline
The new alleged saint and left-wing activist, Monsignor Oscar Romero, …More