Pope Benedict stresses caution in deciding who should be made a saint
The HinduMonday, May 01, 2006
Pope tightens rules for beatification
John Hooper
Rome: Under the late John Paul II, the Vatican "ministry" that approves candidates for canonisation was made to work so hard that one of his own Cardinals dubbed it the "saint factory".
In characteristically robust fashion, the Polish pontiff took hold of a seemingly anachronistic procedure and used it in a thoroughly modern way, as a means of communication. His canonisations were "role models" for Roman Catholics around the world and signalled to the faithful the sort of people of whom the Pope approved. Virtually no nation or community was forgotten as he proclaimed almost 500 saints - more than in the previous five centuries.
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