Senior US bishops reasoned it would be 'imprudent' to proceed with the beatification plans until after a state attorney general's report is released – even though multiple investigations showed Archbishop Sheen had no role in sex abuse cover-up.
'The Holy See decided to postpone the date of Beatification, at the request of a few members of the Bishop’s Conference who have asked for further consideration,' the Diocese of Peoria announced December 3.
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints confirmed a miracle healing attributed to the Diocese of Peoria native not long after the body arrived there.