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following excerpts are from Catholic
Culture's Catholic World News:
Catholic
World News - September 04, 2014
A
dispute between the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of
Peoria, Illinois, has blocked progress toward the beatification of
Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Bishop
Daniel Jenky of Peoria made a surprise announcement on September 3
that the Vatican has decided to suspend the cause for Archbishop
Sheen's beatification, which had been expected to take place next
year. The bishop said that he was making this announcement "with
immense sadness," after failing to reach an agreement with the
New York archdiocese about the transfer of Archbishop Sheen's
remains.
The
Peoria diocese, where the renowned preacher was raised and ordained
to the priesthood, had taken the lead in promoting the cause for his
beatification. In April, a Vatican-appointed panel approved the
validity of a miracle attributed to Archbishop Sheen's intercession,
and Church officials predicted that the beatification ceremony would
take place in Peoria in 2015.
However,
Bishop Jenky revealed that the New York archdiocese has balked at a
request to transfer the late archbishop's remains to Peoria, for an
inspection and the preparation of first-class relics. Bishop Jenky
said that he had been "personally assured on several occasions"
that the New York archdiocese would cooperate in the transfer, but
New York officials later withdrew their support and Vatican officials
were unable to negotiate an agreement. Therefore, Bishop Jenky
reported, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints "decided
that the Sheen cause would not have to be relegated to the
Congregation's historic archive."
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