To: te lucis
Interesting tag line. I can't recall any instance of someone who was excommunicated being canonized. Maybe you can enlighten me.
As for John Paul II, he once again allowed the celebration of the Tridentine Mass, and encouraged societies devoted to it to flourish. He also greatly encouraged orthodoxy among younger Catholics: the seminarians at the North American College who were celebrating Benedict's election were inspired to the priesthood by John Paul.
12 posted on
04/25/2005 8:11:51 AM PDT by
Thorin
("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: Thorin
St. Athanasius
14 posted on
04/25/2005 8:20:22 AM PDT by
murphE
(Never miss an opportunity to kiss the hand of a holy priest.)
To: Thorin
"I can't recall any instance of someone who was excommunicated being canonized."
St. Hippolytus (excommunicated as an anti-Pope), St. Athanasius, St. Joan of Arc (burned as a heretic). I believe St. John Chrysostom was also excommunicated at least once before he became the great Archbishop of Constantinople.
To: Thorin
I can't recall any instance of someone who was excommunicated being canonized. Maybe you can enlighten me.
St. Athanatius.
18 posted on
04/25/2005 8:28:41 AM PDT by
te lucis
(+Marcel Lefebvre: Santo! Santo! Santo!)
To: Thorin
As for John Paul II, he once again allowed the celebration of the Tridentine Mass, and encouraged societies devoted to it to flourish.
Had it been disallowed?
He also greatly encouraged orthodoxy among younger Catholics:
WYD?
20 posted on
04/25/2005 8:32:42 AM PDT by
te lucis
(+Marcel Lefebvre: Santo! Santo! Santo!)
To: Thorin
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