Chinese pained by canonizations.Beijing--The Chinese Communist government has stated that the Vatican's announcement that it will canonize can·on·ize tr.v. can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing, can·on·iz·es 1. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such. 2. To include in the biblical canon. 3. 120 martyrs in October "wounds the feelings of the Chinese." On March 10, Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła announced the canonization canonization (kăn'ənĭzā`shən), in the Roman Catholic Church, process by which a person is classified as a saint. It is now performed at Rome alone, although in the Middle Ages and earlier bishops elsewhere used to canonize. of Augustine Tchao, a priest, and 119 other martyrs, among whom are bishops, priests, religious, and laymen, who diedd between the 17th and 20th centuries. The date set for the canonization is October 1, which is coincidentally co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in the 51st anniversary of the Communists ascent to power. This concludes our coverage of modern martyrs. |
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