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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
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2000
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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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