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  • German bishop whose homilies denounced Hitler's regime beatified at Vatican

    10/10/2005 5:37:51 AM PDT · by NYer · 8 replies · 304+ views
    Canada.com ^ | October 9, 2005 | Frances D'Emilio
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - A German bishop whose homilies boldly condemned anti-Semitism and other policies of Hitler's Nazi regime was beatified Sunday in a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica, moving him a step closer to possible sainthood. Clemens August von Galen, known as the Lion of Muenster for his courageous sermons while bishop of the Germany city, died in 1946, shortly after pope Pius XII promoted him to cardinal. Von Galen's homilies were secretly copied and circulated, according to German church officials. He also spoke out against the Nazi campaign to exterminate the mentally ill and handicapped. Pope John Paul...