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Article: Blessing 'Hitler's Pope'.(OPINION)
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- The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 14, 2008
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It is a long standing tradition in the Catholic--and other--churches to promote the names of those who are favored by the church; those the church wishes to beatificate following their death. A number of years ago, following the death of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Pope John Paul II beatified her as The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
Beatification reflects a recognition by the church of the unique relationship between the beatified person and The Lord (those so honored are ascribed the title "Blessed"). Many popes were beatified, commencing with Peter in the year 63 [or maybe Saint Linus--the history of the church is somehow vague about that], Pope Adrian [or Hadrian] ...