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Not Blessed yet
Should Fr Jacques Hamel be referred to as “Blessed” since the Pope referred to him as such? That’s the question asked by Fr John Zuhlsdorf at wdtprs.com/blog.
While Fr Z believes that the priest who was murdered for his Christian faith is most likely a martyr, he reminds readers that a formal procedure needs to be followed in the Church before someone can officially be called “Blessed”. He writes: “The Pope must exercise his office in a prudent, responsible way lest confusion be sown. If he is sloppy about law and doctrine, people can become confused.” He concluded: “Meanwhile, it really does seem that Fr Hamel is a martyr, doesn’t it? It wouldn’t surprise me at all were Francis to accelerate the process.”
