Pope Francis has opened a new path to recognize sainthood. He has thus established it in this Apostolic Letter in the form of a motu proprio titled 'Maiorem hac dilectionem,' meaning 'greater love than this.'<\/p>\n
It is called the 'free offering of one's life.' It recognizes the holiness of those who have offered their lives for the Gospel and others, and have died as a result. One example could be the case of a person who has dedicated himself to caring for lepers, yet has been infected and has died by that disease.<\/p>\n
Up until now, there were three ways by which a person could be declared blessed or saint: martyrdom for those murdered by an act of hatred of the faith; a faithful practice of the heroic virtues; and, finally, 'equivalent canonization,\u00e2?\u009d meaning proof that a devout devotion already exists toward the candidate, as well as a solid fame for his\/her miraculous intercession.<\/p>\n
With this motu proprio, Pope Francis introduces a new path, halfway between martyrdom and heroic virtues. Unlike the way of martyrdom, a miracle must be attributed to the person's intercession for his\/her beatification and another for his\/her canonization.<\/p>\n
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