St. Thurgood?The Episcopal Diocese of Washington Not to be confused with Episcopal Diocese of Spokane or Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or "diocese" of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States. has proposed the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall for sainthood. His feast day would be set for May 17, the anniversary of the landmark 1954 school desegregation The attempt to end the practice of separating children of different races into distinct public schools. Beginning with the landmark Supreme Court case of brown v. board of education, 347 U.S. 483, 74 S. Ct. 686, 98 L. Ed. ruling Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) (1954) U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. , which Marshall argued and won before the Supreme Court. The Episcopal Church's process for sainthood is less involved than 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. process in the Catholic Church and does not require any miracles. Following the diocese's recommendation, two General Assemblies of the Episcopal Church will need to agree to the recommendation. (Chicago Tribune) |
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