Jeffrey raises a point that's a real puzzler:
"I'm amazed a cause for canonization hasn't been opened yet."
I agree.  No cause at all?  Do.  Not.  Get.  It.
Many popes have had to confront the world.  With Rerum Novarum, Leo XIII shaped it.  
Add to this giving biblical scholarship a shot in the arm, opening doors to Eastern Christians and reviving Aquinas....
My bafflement continues.
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New digs for ponderings about Levantine Christianity.
The interior of Saint Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Harissa, Lebanon. I have decided to set up a Substack exploring Eastern Christi...
 
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Being a little worn out and dispirited over comboxing (at Jay's, primarily, and also the invaluable American Catholic), I'll instead...
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The interior of Saint Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Harissa, Lebanon. I have decided to set up a Substack exploring Eastern Christi...
 
 
 
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