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Who chooses if the pope will be a saint?
A pope goes through the same canonization process as any candidate for sainthood. He gets no special consideration. Information about the man is gathered by the postulator of the cause. He organizes it, investigates any miracles, and presents the case to the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints. They then make a recommendation to the current pope to either canonize or not canonize the candidate.
Did Pope Pius X have any kids?
No, Pius X had no children and was never married.
Did any Catholic pope visit the US before 1963?
The first reigning pope to visit the U.S. was Pope Paul VI in 1965. Pope Pius XII did visit before he was elected as pope, however.
Did st pius have any kids?
As a Catholic saint, St. Pius did not have any biological children. In Catholic tradition, priests and religious figures such as saints commit to a life of celibacy and are not permitted to marry or have children.
Who was Pope Pius XIII?
Pope Pius XIII was the regnal name taken by Lucian Pulvermacher, a pretender to the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church. Pulvermacher was opposed to several reigning Popes during his lifetime, and eventually broke away to head a fringe religious group known as the "True Catholic Church". Members of the group elected Pulvermacher as their "Pope" in 1998 and he reigned in this regard until his death in 2009.Currently, there have not been any Roman Catholic Popes who have taken the name Pius XIII.
Did Pope Pius XII have any visions?
A:Wikipedia describes Pope Pius XII as suffering from halucinations and vivid dreams.Paul Hoffman (Anatomy of the Vatican) does not mention hallucinations, but suggests that Pius XII permitted, even encouraged, reports that he was having mystical experiences.There was embarrassment in the Vatican one day in 1950 when L'Osservatore Romano quoted a high churchman, Federico Cardinal Tedeschini, as revealing that the pope had witnessed a repetition of the miracle of Fatima. While walking in the Vatican gardens, the prelate had affirmed, Pius XII had seen visions of the Virgin Mary and of the sun dancing in the sky, a replay of the famous phenomena in the fields outside the Portuguese town of Fatima in 1917, as reported by three children. Church authorities later acknowledged the apparitions, either in the belief that Pope Pius really had seen this vision, or in order to humour the aging pontiff.In 1954, Pius XII disclosed that Jesus had appeared at his bedside during a recent illness and said to him that his time was not yet up. When the story found its way into the press, the Vatican had to confirm it officially.
Was there ever a pope named david?
No, there has never been a pope named David in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The list of popes includes many names, but David is not among them. Popes typically choose names that reflect their personal inspirations or saints, and the name David has not been selected by any pope.
Did the pope aid Germany in killing the Jews?
The pope at the time of Nazi Germany was a known National Socialist sympathizer. ___ The main criticism usually made of Pope Pius XII in connection with the Holocaust was that he did not publicly condemn the Holocaust.
Have any popes ever been dethroned?
Pope Pius VI was, in a sense, 'dethroned' when the French had him removed from the throne in 1798 and held prisoner until his death a few months later. He actually maintained the title of pope during this time and a new pope was not elected until after his death. There have also been a few anti-popes who were removed but they were never genuine popes to begin with. The vile, evil Pope Benedict IX was deposed and excommunicated by Pope Damasus II who was elected to succeed Benedict IX.
Are there any saints that were canonized in the last ten years?
Yes, there have been many saints canonized in the last ten years. On May 12, 2013, in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, Pope Francis canonized 813 martyrs from the town of Otranto in Italy.
Can any man be pope?
Any Catholic man may be elected Pope.
Why does the Pope wear white?
The tradition of the Pope wearing a white Cassock started with Pope Pius V who was a Dominican, and instead of adopting the red worn by previous Popes, he continued to wear his Dominican Habit [with the distinctions of his Office, of course] Each level of the Church's hierarchy has its traditional color: popes wear white, cardinals wear red, bishops wear violet and priests wear black.
