Momentum builds for Saint John Henry Newman to be named a Doctor of the Church

Often called “the Father of Vatican II”, (Newman) is surely the counterpart in the post-conciliar Church of St Robert Bellarmine, the Doctor par excellence of the Tridentine Church. - Fr. Ian Ker
Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church. Let it be so!

November 15, 2023
by OSV News

The U.S. bishops voted (240 'yes') almost unanimously (with two “no” votes) Nov. 15 to support of a request by the the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales that Pope Francis name St. John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a doctor of the church.

Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, chair of the doctrine committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, presented the question to the body of bishops. A majority of members present and voting was needed to pass the motion.


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