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Word: advocatus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...advocatus diaboli (devil's advocate) appears to point out the weaknesses of the case, which must be proved in each of the three particulars, when a decree de tuto is issued. All is then ready for the ceremony of beatification-raising the candidate from the rank of Venerable to Blessed, a step to canonization. This last always takes place in the basilica of St. Peter's and is one of the most important ecclesiastical functions of the Pope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: La Petite Fleur | 5/25/1925 | See Source »

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