Art Villasanta (Friday, May 16 2014)
Pope Paul VI … will
be beatified October 19 after Pope Francis … officially confirmed a miracle
attributed to the former, the Vatican says. The miracle attributed to Pope Paul
VI involved a mother in California who prayed to the Pope for a successful
pregnancy after doctors discovered serious threats to the life of the unborn
infant in 2001. The mother refused an abortion and prayed for Paul VI's
intercession after doctors told her of the rupture of the fetal bladder and
absence of amniotic liquid. The baby was born a month prematurely and is now a
healthy adolescent. The Vatican did not reveal details about the miracle, which
has to be certified by doctors as having no medical explanation.
One miracle is
required by the Catholic Church for beatification. A second miracle is
traditionally required for canonization or sainthood. Beatification is the last formal step before
sainthood.
Pope Paul VI was
viewed as a reformist who fostered improved ecumenical relations with the
Eastern Orthodox Church and Protestants. During his pontificate from 1963 to
1978, Paul VI made historic progress in improving the Catholic Church's
relationship with other Christians.
He continued the
work of his predecessor, St. John XIII, who called the Second Vatican Council …
that allowed the mass to be said in local languages instead of in Latin, among
other reforms.
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