Show HOLY YEAR TO ADD FOUR MORE SAINTS person whose claims to sanctity are examined and alis office correspond closely to that ot of tile the lawyer for the plaintiff there also Is the devils advocate whose office has a sort of resemblance to that of a states a attorney tt orney the duty of the devils advocate in canonization trials Is to pick holes in the case when a person has been made blessed by bj the church the day comes when he or she is to be raised to the dignity of the altar A solemn ceremony takes place for the purpose at the vatican where the pope holds hold s what Is known as aa a semisecret semi secret consistory seated on his throne in the hall of benedictions his holiness faces an assembly of cardinals patriarchs archbishops arch bishops and bishops all the bishop within swithin a radl radius us of one hundred miles are cardinals cardinal on hand grouped around are the cardinals they wear their red robes surmounted with ermine capes on their heads beads are small red skull caps A monsignor of the sacred congregation gre gation of rites introduces the name of the process to the consistory si story then the kopd delivers a brief address extolling tile the virtues and holiness of the person the voting which then follows to la merely formal for the congregation of rites already takes for granted the agreement of the cardin cardinals its and bishops to the proposed honor the holy father asks the assem bled cardinals cardl and bishops for their approval of the title of saint for the candidate the cardinals anwer answer by removing their little red skull kull caps |