To: grace522
If John Pauls beatification --- part of the path to sainthood--- takes place as scheduled on May 1, it will have been the fastest in history *ahem*
From wikipedia:
Anthony of Lisbon (or Padua) is known to have become the "quickest" saint in the history of the Catholic Church because he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX less than one year after his death on the 30th of May of 1232.
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02/15/2011 10:55:04 AM PST by
ClearCase_guy
(BO + MB = BOMB -- The One will make sure they get one.)
To: ClearCase_guy
From the article: "And they wouldnt be witnessing their churches continue to empty and the faithful dwindle, with rank-and-file priests now constituting the worlds largest old-age club, since so few young people enter the seminary."
Had the author done his homework he would mostly find that many of the more orthodox seminaries are bursting at the seams with young seminarians and a waiting list for many.
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