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ROME - Vatican officials no longer are dismissing outright the notion that Pope John Paul II could be declared a martyr, a step that could remove the need for a confirmed miracle to beatify the late pontiff and make it easier for him to become recognized as a saint.
Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, said Friday it was up to groups of theological experts to decide whether the May 13, 1981, attempt on John Paul's life - as well as his long, public suffering before he died - warranted a declaration of martyrdom.See the full content of this document
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'Martyr' Status Could Help Beatify John Paul
"In a technical, theological, juridical and canonical sense, the martyr gives his life for the faith," Saraiva Martins s...
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