<center><div style="text-decoration'''Beatification''' is bestowed by the [[Catholic Church]] on those individuals who have been deemed to have ascended to heaven and can intercede for mankind. It is often a step towards [[canonization]] and [[saint|sainthood]], which are considered to be greater honors. The [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] has this to say about beatification and canonization:blink"><bigref><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="red">RAPTOR JESUS </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div style="text-decorationhttp:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="orange">RAPTOR JESUS </font></big><www.newadvent.org/big><cathen/big></big></big></big></big></div>02364b.htm</centerref> <centerblockquote><div style="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="yellow">RAPTOR JESUS Canonization, generally speaking, is a decree regarding the public ecclesiastical veneration of an individual. Such veneration, however, may be permissive or preceptive, may be universal or local. If the decree contains a precept, and is universal in the sense that it binds the whole Church, it is a decree of canonization; if it only permits such worship, or if it binds under precept, but not with regard to the whole Church, it is a decree of beatification.</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></centerblockquote><center><div style="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">RAPTOR JESUS </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div styleReferences="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="blue">RAPTOR JESUS </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center> <center><div style="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="indigo">RAPTOR JESUS <References/font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div style="text-decoration[[Category:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="purple">RAPTOR JESUS </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>Religion]]