Saint Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc is exonerated by the ChurchThe final decision to renounce the injustice committed against St. Joan waited for the election of a strong Pope, Callistus III, who had the courage to order that the trial go forward.

This move, and the results, officially put aside the charges against Saint Joan of Arc, and the despicable way in which a daughter of the Church, and a daughter of France was railroaded to her death.

This brave move by our Pope was done in the face of possible repercussions by the English against the Chair of Peter. However, he maintained that a great injustice had been done, which had to be rectified.On June 6, 1456, the official Sentence of Rehabilitation was proclaimed, on the steps of the Cathedral square in Rouen.

All charges against her were rescinded.

The following day, June 7, 1456, the proclamation was repeated at Le Bucher, the place where Saint Joan of Arc was executed on May 30, 1431.

The French, never guilty of doing anything in a small way, immediately proclaimed St. Joan of Arc patroness of France.

However, opening the cause for her Beatification was an uphill battle.

Bishop Dupanloup of Orléans, was one of her greatest champions.

It was due to his tireless work on her behalf, that the Cause for her Beatification was opened in 1869, over 400 years after her death.

But it was very difficult.

Although we consider Saint Joan of Arc a Martyr for the Faith, the Church did not.

Although we know that there had to be tremendous piety in this girl for the Archangel Michael to speak to her, the Church discounted any mention of Angelic voices.

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