Pope May Declare Pius Xii A Saint

[KnightofChrist]

Pope Francis thinking about declaring Pius XII a saint

Source: http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/Vatican.php?id=8193#ixzz2ajfvf0te

Pope Francis is considering whether he will make Pope Pius XII a saint, in the same way that he approved the cause of John XXIII.
 
A source who works at the Vatican’s Congregation for Causes of Saints, who asked for anonymity, told EWTN News July 25 that “just as Pope Francis moved ahead with John XXIII’s canonization, he is considering the same thing for Pius XII.”

According to the normal procedures, Pius XII would be beatified once a miracle attributed to his intercession is officially certified by a team of doctors and recognized by a commission of cardinals.

But if Pope Francis decides to go ahead without a miracle, he could “even canonize him with the formula of scientia certa (certainty in knowledge), thereby jumping over the step of beatification,” the source said.

“Only the Pope is able to do it, and he will, if he wants to.”

Pope Francis is very interested in Pius XII because “he considers him ‘a great,’ in the same way as John XXIII is, even if for different reasons,” the source explained.

But there is also a historical reason that Pope Francis is interested in Pius XII.

When Pope Paul VI started the beatification and canonization process in 1967, nine years after Pius XII’s death, he formed a committee of historians to conduct an in-depth study of his predecessor’s life and behavior, giving particular attention to the events of World War II.

The committee was made up of four Jesuits: Fathers Pierre Blet (France), Angelo Martini (Italy), Burkhart Schneider (Germany), and Robert A. Graham (United States).

Their work led to the publication of “Actes et Documents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale” (Acts and Documents of the Holy See related to the Second World War), an 11-volume collection of documents from the Vatican’s Secret Archive about Pius XII’s papacy during that tumultuous time.

Yet, the remainder of the documents from Pius XII’s papacy is not expected to be released until 2014 – the time it will take to organize the papers.

The completed catalog will include approximately 16 million documents from Pius XII's papacy (1939-1958).

Pope Benedict XVI initially decided to postpone Pius XII's cause for sainthood and advocated waiting until the archives would be open for researchers in 2014.

But Benedict changed his mind and declared Pius XII Venerable on Dec. 19, 2009, based on the recommendation of the committee investigating his cause.

Continue reading: http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/Vatican.php?id=8193#ixzz2ajgSV52T
 

[BG45]

Good for him if Pope Francis does.  He gets such an unfair rep as "Hitler's Pope" when he was doing as much as he could while remaining neutral.

[tinytherese]

I did my senior paper on how Pope Pius XII, contrary to popular belief saved numerous Jews and encouraged others to do the same. He's a hero who most historians refuse to honor despite compelling evidence.

Edited August 2, 2013 by tinytherese

[Amppax]

Awesome. I don't know much about the whole WWII situation, but even leaving that aside, he was an excellent Pope in my opinion.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Amppax

[ContemporaryCaflicCrusader]

I have a relic of this guy.  Literally it was hanging around in my alcoholic bosses desk.  He said he had no clue how it got there.  And if he didn't know me he would take it to eBay.  The building has only been up almost 30 years and your (me) the most Catholic thing ever to walk through those doors.  No one man did more to save the lives of Jewish people during his time.  He hid something like 200 Jews a day in the papal palace during Nazi occupation knowing what the consequences would be if they caught him.  

[Apotheoun]

I don't see any problem with Pope Pius XII being declared a saint, but I also do not see any reason to rush things. It's not like he's going to go anywhere. 

[Era Might]

I don't see any problem with Pope Pius XII being declared a saint, but I also do not see any reason to rush things. It's not like he's going to go anywhere. 

 

Not necessarily. He could go somewhere. There is the precedent of Pope Formosus.

[Apotheoun]

Not necessarily. He could go somewhere. There is the precedent of Pope Formosus.

Are you saying Pope Pius should be dug up and put on trial, and if convicted of a crime of some sort thrown into the Tiber River?

[Era Might]

Are you saying Pope Pius should be dug up and put on trial, and if convicted of a crime of some sort thrown into the Tiber River?

 

No, but he could be, maybe they want to canonize him before he goes anywhere.

[KnightofChrist]

He was making a lame ewwwwwwwwwwww joke. But it's Era so what can you do.

[Apotheoun]

No, but he could be, maybe they want to canonize him before he goes anywhere.

The Church hasn't had a good cadaver synod in centuries. I bet it would be a major media sensation.

[Era Might]

The Church hasn't had a good cadaver synod in centuries. I bet it would be a major media sensation.

 

It'd be awesome, Nancy Grace would be all over it.

[Apotheoun]

It'd be amesome, Nancy Grace would be all over it.

Yes. And perhaps she could do an interview with the cadaver.

[Apotheoun]

Nancy Grace's first question to the cadaver: "What do you have to say in your own defense?"

Edited August 2, 2013 by Apotheoun

[Era Might]

Yes. And perhaps she could do an interview with the cadaver.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Uy7grh_BZu8