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Indian church officials unhappy Vatican rushed Teresa's beatification CALCUTTA, India, Saturday (AFP) Church officials in this eastern Indian city say the Vatican has done injustice to Mother Teresa in rushing through her beatification in just six years after her death. "Many have doubted the haste with which the Vatican expedited the case," Father A.C. Josh, an expert in canon law, told AFP. Pope John Paul II will on Sunday crown the fastest process yet of beatification in a solemn ceremony in Rome. It will take the diminutive nun from Calcutta, treated as a living saint during her life because of her humility and service to the most wretched of the poor, within touching distance of full sainthood. The process leading to the beatification - the penultimate step to being canonised a saint - has been the shortest in modern history. Last year, the Vatican recognized the healing of an Indian Hindu woman, Monica Besra, as a miracle after she had invoked the nun's intercession. However, doubts persist in medical circles that the disappearance of her stomach tumour could be deemed "miraculous". Indian rationalists have said it would be a shame if Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood were based on "lies", saying she deserved to be considered a saint for her work for Calcutta's poor. "Doubts have been left about the process of the diocesan inquiry as it has already triggered controversy about the miracle attributed to Mother Teresa which paved the way to her beatification," said Father Josh. |
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