Pope Benedict seems to be planning to name Hildegard of Bingen – a 12th century Benedictine visionary and leader – as a Doctor of the Church. Because she has never been formally canonized, yet is widely regarded as a saint, it’s speculated that Pope Benedict may also formally canonize her.
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- Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church (womenintheology.org)
- I guess we wouldn’t want to rush these things….. (mirrorofjustice.blogs.com)
- Benedict XVI to name fourth female Doctor of the Church in 2012 (insightscoop.typepad.com)
I was introduced to Hildegard of Bingen at an oblate meeting long ago, and I remember seeing some of her music performed when I went to an oblate directors conference. I’m excited about this. I hope there will be more information about her made available to coincide with this event.
Where did the video come from? We don’t have commercial TV; only Netflix. I’d love to see other offerings from “Rome Reports.”
I don’t watch TV either. I do follow a few Catholic News Agency and a couple of Catholic feeds on Twitter, and that’s where I saw this. Rome Reports posts online and I think you can subscribe to their RSS feed.