NEW CATEGORY UNDER WHICH A PERSON MIGHT BE BEATIFIED OR CANONISED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
NEW CATEGORY UNDER WHICH A PERSON MIGHT BE BEATIFIED OR CANONISED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Credit: gettyimages The Holy Father released an Apostolic Letter motu proprio (“ on his own authority ”), from ( Maiorem hac Dilectionem) creating a new category under which a person might be beatified/canonised: laying down one’s life for others. Apostolic letters ten to be short, technical documents, often used to tinker with the wording of Canon Law, or to amend the statutes of some body or other. The addition in Motu proprio by Pope Francis makes it the fourth category necessary for someone to be beatified or canonized. They are; i) Martyrdom; ii) A life of heroic virtue; iii) ...