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Nominating someone for sainthood
Thinking about saints for our age...
Date: 5/15/2014 7:15:35 AM ( 10 y ) ... viewed 1774 times Q. 1. How does one become a Saint?
A. 1. Contrary to the common belief that there are 3 steps to becoming a Saint, the Catholic Church teaches that there are 4 steps the becoming a Saint. Many teachers of this matter omit the first step.
Before a person can be considered for sainthood, he/she must have been dead for at least 5 years. (Pope John Paul II waived this requirement in Mother Teresa's case.)
First Step: When the subject arises that a person should be considered for Sainthood, a Bishop is placed in charge of the initial investigation of the person's life. If it is determined that the candidate is deemed worthy of further consideration, the Vatican grants a "Nihil Obstat." This is a Latin phrase that means "nothing hinders." Henceforth, the candidate is called a "Servant of God."
I want to nominate "Righteous Among the Nations" Wilhelm Hosenfeld found here http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/threads/captain-wilhelm-hosenfeld-wehrmacht-13-august-1952.14076/
and also...
http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/stories/hosenfeld.asp
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