Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671642464 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 461 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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From his examination of such controversial candidates as Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Edith Stein, a Jewish philosopher who became a nun and was gassed at Auschwitz, to his insights into the changes Pope John Paul II has instituted, Woodward opens the door on a 2,000-year-old tradition.. From inside the Vatican, the book that became a modern classic on sainthood in the Catholic Church. Working from church documents, Kenneth Woodward shows how saint-makers decide who is worthy of the church's highest honor. He describes the investigations into lives of candidates, explains how claims for miracles are approved or rejected, and reveals the role politics -- papal and secular -- plays in the ultimate decision
From Publishers Weekly This examination of the politics of sainthood by Newsweek 's religion editor investigates the candidacies of New Yorkers Terence Cardinal Cooke and Dorothy Day, the expenses incurred by biographical research, scholarly rivalries and the focus on required miracles. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. "Canonization may strike some as an imprimatur for culthood but as Woodward shows, even in today's secular society, saints matter," said PW.
"Great book for the beach!" according to PB Tucson. As a Catholic, I found the book totally absorbing. It's a subject that I thought I knew something about but found out differently. I think anyone that is entertained by facts rather than fiction would enjoy this book.. "The human side of a divine undertaking" according to Jean E. Pouliot. In "Making Saints," Kenneth Woodward lifts the veil on what to many is the mysterious process of determining who will (and who will not) be declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. For the extremely pious, the idea of human meddling in the saint-making process is sacrilegious. But Woodward explores the touchy area where devoted laborers for the Church, through their human work, manage to operate hand in hand with Divinity. "Making Saints" is not a. "Between the lines" according to Steve Dougherty. One thought kept going through my mind while reading this book. Throughout the centuries, God continues to reach out to us, even physically. The four Gospels tell us that Jesus is not simply a God-teacher. He is a God of words and works. He physically fed people and raised the dead and healed the sick. He got his hands dirty, literally, to cure the blind. The miracles of the saints are simply God working through His people to reach out and touch the res