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Fr Weinandy believes that Newman’s account of these fundamental issues means that his Beatification is ‘a very significant event at this juncture in the history of the Universal Church’.
Interpreting Newman’s Beatification: Reactions from Key Figures 2009
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The Pope’s decision means that his Beatification is now certain.
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No HRC bill that comes to the floor in this congress will get a single Republican vote in the Senate, even if it were called the Beatification of Ronald Reagan and Torture Legalization Act of 2010. roger says:
Matthew Yglesias » Medicare Modernization Act Passed By Majority Rule 2010
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In the Archdiocese of Birmingham, the Diocesan Administrator Bishop William Kenney said: I am delighted to hear that the Beatification of Cardinal Newman will take place.
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It is surely providential that the Beatification of this great English theologian will occur in the pontificate of Benedict XVI, a major theologian in his own right whom Cardinal Newman has influenced profoundly.
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Beatification is the last step on the road to sainthood, although not all those who are beatified are finally canonised.
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Where and when the Beatification will take place have yet to be decided.
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At present opinion is divided as to the venue for the Beatification Ceremony between a location in Rome or Westminster Cathedral in London.
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In the case of martyrs, their deaths for the Faith alone suffice for Beatification.
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A panel of doctors has to rule that the healing is scientifically inexplicable, while theologians examine whether it occurred as the result of the intercession of the person whose Beatification is being considered.
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