If you haven’t seen it already, here’s Fr. Jim Martin’s oped in today’s New York Times praising the Vatican’s recent directive "calling for greater rigor in its own saint-making process." Among Fr. Jim’s recommendations for a further tightening up of the process: "Officials could resolve that they will continue to adhere to the five-year waiting period, no matter how popular the candidate might be at death." Read it here. Tim ReidyTrials of the Saints
If you haven’t seen it already, here’s Fr. Jim Martin’s oped in today’s New York Times praising the Vatican’s recent directive "calling for greater rigor in its own saint-making process." Among Fr. Jim’s recommendations for a further tightening up of the process: "Officials could resolve that they will continue to adhere to the five-year waiting period, no matter how popular the candidate might be at death." Read it here. Tim Reidy
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