ON THE FEAST of St. Patrick, 1984, Bishop Theodore McCarrick of Metuchen, New Jersey, wrote a letter to his colleague, John J. O'Connor, who was to be installed two days later as archbishop of New York.
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Making saints
how the Catholic Church determines who becomes a saint, who doesn't, and why
by Kenneth L. Woodward
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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 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.
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Biography, Blessed, Canonization, History, Christian saints, Religion - Roman Catholic, New York Times reviewed, Hagiography, SaintsTimes
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Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why
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Making saints: how the Catholic Church determines who becomes a saint, who doesn't, and why
1996, Simon & Schuster
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Making Saints
June 23, 1992, Random House Value Publishing
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Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn'T, and Why
November 1991, Touchstone Books
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Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why
1990, Simon and Schuster
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-442) and index.
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