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Pope Francis asks: was Paul VI a martyr?
January 18, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis writes that “I have often wondered whether this pope should not be considered a martyr,” in his preface to a new book on Pope Paul VI.
The Pope explained that during in the turmoil and “spiritual tension” that occurred after Vatican II, Paul VI told Vatican officials: “This is our crown of thorns.”
The suggestion came in the preface that Pope Francis contributed to a book entitled Paul VI: Doctor of the Mystery of Christ. The book is a collection of homilies given by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, on the anniversaries of the death of Pope Paul VI.
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