Five years before the beginning of World War I, Joan of Arc was Beatified by Pope Saint Pius X. (It was on 18 April 1909 in Paris.) A little more than a decade later, and after the devastating 1914-1918 War, … Continue reading
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St. Joan of Arc, Papist
It seems that the prerogatives of the Holy See and its bishop would trump certain modern notions of collegiality in the sainted mind of the Maid of Orleans. From the Trial of Joan of Arc, for 2 May, we read: … Continue reading
