Sentence examples for consideration for sainthood from inspiring English sources
Savonarola is now under consideration for sainthood.
Ms. Day, who died in 1980 at 83, is under consideration for sainthood by the Vatican for her work on behalf of the poor.
The cottages were destroyed as preservationists were still holding out hope that they would be declared landmarks because of their tie to Ms. Day, who is under consideration for sainthood by the Vatican because of her work for the poor.
Day, an anti-abortion, anti-war human rights activist who at times supported radical wealth redistribution, is currently under consideration for sainthood.
Since Benedict's five predecessors are now under formal consideration for sainthood, it's not a huge stretch to see Benedict -- still alive and kicking -- as a possible saint-in-waiting.
And though an approved miracle is normally a necessary condition for sainthood, he has bent Vatican rules by deciding that John XXIII doesn't need one.
For centuries, whenever a candidate for sainthood was under consideration, the church's Sacred Congregation of Rites held formal adversary hearings, with one canon lawyer appointed to argue against the qualifications of the holy person in question.
In the case of John Paul II, his immediate successor, Benedict XVI, waived the mandatory five-year waiting period for consideration for beatification, a step before sainthood.
Chuck Ross rejected all nominations for sainthood.
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