| 1. | In Catholic practice, beatification is the penultimate step before sainthood.
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| 2. | In Catholic procedures, beatification is the penultimate step towards sainthood.
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| 3. | Yet some canonizations and beatifications also seem anything but politically motivated.
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| 4. | Beatification is the first step toward being formally declared a saint.
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| 5. | Beatification is a step toward sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
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| 6. | His beatification will be one of the fastest in modern times.
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| 7. | One certified miracle is required for beatification, another for canonization.
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| 8. | Beatification is the last step before possible sainthood, or canonization.
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| 9. | The announcement was the first step toward beatification and possible sainthood.
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| 10. | John Paul has far outstripped predecessors in performing beatifications and canonizations.
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