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beatification
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beatification: see canonization canonization (kăn'ənĭzā`shən), in the Roman Catholic Church, process by which a person is classified as a saint .
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First, he said that steps taken by the Church to canonize or beatify well-known Jewish converts to Catholicism were unwelcome by Jews; second, he criticized the enthusiasm among Vatican officials for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ; and, third, he argued that Jewish-Catholic dialogue should not be viewed too optimistically, saying, "The ideal is far from the reality" (Nat.
The pope will beatify Mother Teresa during a Mass that will also celebrate John Paul II's 25th anniversary as pope and will be televised live worldwide.
I wondered if the beatify parlor had made a mistake.
 
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