Step towards martyrdom for US priest murdered in Guatemala
More good news out of the Vatican.
In odium fidei opens martyrdom to a number of religious including Rother and the Churchwomen.
There has never been a canonized martyr from the United States, but a vote at the Vatican this week may lead to an Oklahoma priest becoming the first.
A special Theological Commission at the Congregation of the Causes of Saints in Rome voted Tuesday to formally recognize Father Stanley Rother a martyr. The determination of martyrdom is a critical step in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City’s Cause to have Father Rother beatified.Like Oscar Romero, the commission determined that Father Rother had been killed in hatred of the faith (in odium fidei). You can read more and watch a video about Father Rother in my post from April 2012.
In odium fidei opens martyrdom to a number of religious including Rother and the Churchwomen.
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