Pope Benedict delegates rites for beatification.(Main News)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: May 16, 2005 | Copyright information

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Pope Benedict dropped Saturday his predecessors practice of presiding over beatification ceremonies and instead asked a senior cardinal to elevate two nuns to the ranks of the "Blessed of the Church."

Benedicts decision to delegate the first beatifications of his pontificate has raised speculation that he wants to downgrade the significance of the event, which became an important hallmark of John Paul IIs papacy.

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