Posted on 03/08/2019 6:05:50 PM PST by marshmallow
The ruling could pave the way for the archbishop’s beatification
A New York appeals court has unanimously ruled that the earthly remains of Venerable Fulton Sheen should be moved to Peoria, Illinois – a ruling that could pave the way for the archbishop’s beatification unless there is another appeal.
A statement from the Diocese of Peoria on Tuesday welcomed the decision and called on the Archdiocese of New York “to end their failed legal contestation, which has only resulted in three rulings against them.”
“Further appeal is not only unprecedented but extremely costly to all the parties involved…Now is the time to end the legal tug-of-war and begin the final stages of the Cause of Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen,” the Peoria statement said.
Joe Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral disagree with the court decision and are considering their next steps, the Peoria Journal Star reported.
The Peoria diocese opened the cause for Sheen’s canonization in 2002 after Archdiocese of New York said it would not explore the case. In 2012, Benedict XVI recognized the heroic virtues of the archbishop.
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So for us non-catholics, what is the back-story of this story?
Woodford County always votes conservative. Bedrock, solid people, there.
His body belongs as expressed in his will and that is NOT in Peoria.
Thanks
I could have sworn that was a Smothers Brothers song.
I agree with you.
He has been interred nowhere he asked to be.
While I agree with you, the Archdiocese of New York is to blame.
If they had followed up with pursuing his Cause for Canonization (because they had more resources to devote to it, probably had more of the relevant documents, and most importantly Archbishop Sheen died there), then this issue probably would not have arisen.
I only first looked into his life about a year ago and have gotten much from videos of him on YouTube. And I’m not Catholic.
Very popular with my parents generation. A true man of God.
For someone to be canonized, they’re remains have to be in possession of the local bishop. I know this as I have a relative who is a bishop and a Servant of God. He’s buried at Notre Dame but if they want to move towards canonization, his body would have to be exhumed and sent to Uganda where his diocese is.
It costs hundreds of thousands of $$ for the process as eerything has to be translated to English, Italian and Latin prior to being submitted for review.
Thank you for the information!
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