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Calls for Pope Benedict's sainthood make canonizing popes seem like the norm – but it's a long and politically fraught process

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Calls for Pope Benedict's sainthood make canonizing popes seem like the norm – but it's a long and politically fraught processPeople pray in front of the tomb of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inside the grottos of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on Jan. 8, 2023.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

Like many others around the world, I watched the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI live on the internet. Before the service began, an unexpected announcement came over the...

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