Originally published at National Catholic Register
The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion a man of faith who serves as an example for leaders today.
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, OFM Cap, the local ordinary the Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has raised questions about the “hasty beatification” of King Baudouin of Belgium.
Cardinal Ambongo, who was speaking at a media briefing in Rome days before the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality, weighed in on Pope Francis’ Sept. 29 surprise announcement to thousands of participants during Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels that “on my return to Rome, I will open the process for the beatification of King Baudouin.”
Amid cheers and applause from the participants, the Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion a man of faith who serves as an example for leaders today.
Pope Francis also called upon Catholic bishops in Belgium to “commit themselves” to advancing Baudouin’s canonization cause.
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