Article: Monitor: ALL THE NEWS OF THE WORLD International and Italian press comment on the beatification by Pope John Paul II of John XXIII and Pius IX

La Repubblica

The Vatican city is the voice of the people and the voice of God. According to this, John has beaten Pius. On this controversial day the clapometer in St Peter's Square has clearly demonstrated the true feelings of the crowd. The ovation for John XXIII crushed the applause for Pius IX. It is not a day that will long remain etched in the annals of the church. Pope John Paul did not mention the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. Pope John Paul almost felt the need to justify the controversial choice of Pius IX: "When beatifying its sons the church does not celebrate particular historical

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