Who is King Baudouin of Belgium, the man who will be beatified by Pope Francis and who had a home in Motril

King Baudouin of Belgium will be beatified for opposing abortion, A measure that caused him to resign his post for three days for not signing the law that allowed it, as the Pope announced in his recent trip to visit the Church of Our Lady of Lichen Was.

“His example as a man of faith could enlighten rulers. I ask the Belgian bishops to commit themselves to pursuing this objective,” the Pope said at the stadium that bears the sovereign’s name.

King Baudouin married the Spanish Fabiola de Mora y Aragón (who had a house in Motril, Villa Astrida, named in honor of Queen Astrid, his holiday retreat from the sixties until her death from a heart attack in 1993. In 1990, he left his post for three days to, in the words of the Pope, “avoid signing a murderous law”.

The level of his popularity was such that in April 1990 he was allowed to withdraw, citing “temporary incapacity” to prevent his signature from being reflected in the text of a law that went against his religious beliefs and convictions. He was the first sovereign to temporarily abdicate the throne for 36 hours alleging conscientious objection.

The king, who was very religious and opposed to pregnancy interruption, then declared that “his conscience does not allow him to sign the law” and asked his country’s government to find a solution not to sign the text. . In his 1989 Christmas speech, the Belgian King recalled that “Children deserve special protection and care, and this includes the rights of the unborn child.”

What they did was send a letter to the Christian Democratic Prime Minister, Wilfried Martens, requesting that he find a legal remedy that would allow them to avoid signing it. The Council of Ministers resorted to Article 82 of its Constitution, which allowed for “temporary incapacitation of the representative of the Crown”, leaving power in the hands of the political cabinet.

Abortion was fully legalized in Belgium on April 4, 1990.

How is a person declared blessed?

• diocesan investigation: It starts with the diocese where the person lived. Evidence and documents are collected that demonstrate their heroic qualities or life of martyrdom.
• miracle test: Beatification usually requires a miracle involving the intercession of the candidate. This miracle is investigated and verified.
• Review by the Congregation for the Interests of the Saints: The document is sent to this congregation in the Vatican, where it is examined in detail.
• Pope’s order: If the Congregation approves the case, the Pope issues the order of beatification.
• beatification ceremony: After all the paperwork is completed, a ceremony is held in which the Pope officially declares the person blessed.

Beatification in the Catholic Church is a process that causes a deceased person to be blessed, meaning they can be publicly honored in certain places.

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