Fulton J. Sheen

"On September 9, 2002, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of the Diocese of Peoria, announced that the Vatican had accepted his petition to open the cause for the canonization of Fulton J. Sheen, an initiative which was begun in the year 2000 when John Cardinal O'Connor of New York approved a preliminary effort to advance the case for having "the greatest preacher and evangelist of the 20th century in the United States" be declared a saint. The cause for his canonization, according to Bishop Jenky, is based on Sheen's personal sanctity and his reputation as a major figure in the history of American…