Thirty million people tuned in to watch ‘Life Is Worth Living’ before he was sent into ecclesiastical exile. Now there’s a movement to have him sainted—and a battle over his bones.
by MICHAEL DALY, The Daily Beast 02.10.18Bishop Fulton Sheen was the world’s first televangelist, drawing 30 million viewers to his weekly show until he fell victim to a jealous cardinal who drove him off the air and out of New York into what was called “ecclesiastical Siberia.”
In posthumous recompense for the wrongs he suffered at the hands of Francis Cardinal Spellman, he was accorded the honor of being buried in the crypt beneath the altar at Saint Patrick’s cathedral.
The present New York cardinal, Timothy Dolan, is a huge Sheen fan and is of the stated belief that his hero would want to stay undisturbed where he is.
A lower court judge found in favor of the niece but the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division has reversed that decision. And the battle of the blessed bones will now return to the lower court.
Such doing would have been beyond all imagining back in 1952, when Sheen, appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. He went on to beat out comedian Milton Berle for the 1953 Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality.
“He’s got better writers,” Berle famously responded. “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.”
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Typical Roman Catholic doctrine. They believe in saving the bones of their saints. Its pure paganism.
Fred, everything about xianity is rooted in and preserves paganism. Eostre was a pagan goddess. Xmas was/is a pagan celebration. Xmas trees are pagan even the christ myth is patterned after older pagan “rising” gods.
Bud, the christ myth?
Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. For there are three who bear record in heaven, the father, the word (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One! (1st John 5:7) KJV
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Im glad that the 3 comments were made. I might have passed this post over but because of the interest shown by Fred Bud and Earl I read the rest of the story.
A memory jog ensued and Bishop Fulton Sheens radio programs were played in my mom and dads car radio when I was quite young.
Having been raised Catholic and having practiced the faith on and off all my life the story is very interesting. Ive even had the privilege of meeting a young deacon 40 or so years ago. He is now Bishop Gordon (Gary). It takes a very devoted believer to achieve the status of Bishop. Fulton Sheen obviously fits that bill. Let him RIP