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One of the great popes of the 20th century , Pope Paul VI , will be beatified during the closing Mass of the Synod meeting in Rome .

I rejoice . 

Pope Pope VI is one of my heroes .

Synod participants discuss the beatification of Pope Paul VI :-
Synod participants on Paul VI

There is an article about PaulVI on the Catholic Herald web site headed: The first pope accused of being a Marxist

Two of Paul VI's greatest passions were ecumenism and evangelisation, endeavours which have become major enterprises of the Church today. He had fruitful meetings with the Eastern Orthodox and spoke of Protestants as "separated brothers and sisters", and began formal dialogues with Anglicans and other Christian denominations. The accomplishments of those endeavours are many. For instance, it is highly unlikely that the ordinariate would exist had Paul VI not begun a dialogue with Anglicans. He took the name Paul because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of St Paul and take the Gospel to the world, which led to him travelling to more foreign countries than any of his predecessors. His exhortation Evangelium Nuntiandi (1975) called the Church to a new evangelisation, a call all the subsequent pontiffs have eagerly embraced.

Paul VI also had a great interest in how the Church should engage the modern world, the relationship between evangelisation and dialogue (see his 1964 encyclical Ecclesiam Suam), as well as social justice issues, as evidenced in such key documents as Populorum Progressio (1967) and Octogesima Adveniens (1971). Indeed his passion for social justice was so great he was accused by some of being a Marxist.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2014/10/16/the-first-pope-accused-of-being-a-marxist/

Yes , Winsome , I read the article with its amusing title . 

Born Giovanni Battista Montini, Paul VI is affectionately known as the pilgrim pope. The Church that we know today is deeply shaped by the Second Vatican Council and is in many ways a reflection of Paul VI's pontificate.
Pope Paul VI - The Pilgrim Pope

His pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1964 .
The Papal Pilgrimage - Technicolor (1964)

His visit to India in 1964 .
The Pope In India (1964)

His visit to the USA in 1965 .
Pope Pope Paul In The New World (1965)

So, now he is to be worshipped also.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/beatified

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venerate

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Venerate?s=t

Kensington says : " So, now he is to be worshipped also. " 

Words not worthy of a response .

Is this Biblical?

On Thursday Cardinal Tagle spoke about Pope Paul VI , to be beatified today , and also about the Synod of bishops :-
Witness - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle

I would have to ask now what does this mean now for you guys being Catholics   

Is this for real?



be·at·i·fy  (b-t-f)
tr.v. be·at·i·fied, be·at·i·fy·ing, be·at·i·fies
1.  To make blessedly happy.

2.  Roman Catholic Church To proclaim (a deceased person) to be one of the blessed and thus worthy of public religious veneration in a particular region or religious congregation.

3.  To exalt above all others.

Mclees , you ask :" I would have to ask now what does this mean now for you guys being Catholics  " ?

Blessed Paul VI is now among the blessed in glory .

He is held up as an example of a great Christian that we may be inspired by his dedication to Jesus .

We can benefit by seeking his intercession for us before the throne of God .

Blessed Paul VI in Uganda in 1969 :-

Special ! Pope In Uganda (1969)

Blessed Paul VI meets Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras in Turkey in 1967 :-

Pope Paul VI meets Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras in Turkey. HD Stock Footage

Blessed Paul VI in 1970 , when during his travels an attempt was made to murder him at Manila Airport :-

The assassination attempt of Paulus VI,