Pope to postpone plans for Pius beatification

This is truly an amazing time for the Roman Catholic Church.  Especially, in modern times, it's exciting to see the actual procedure of a Saint beatification in process.  Before that, we witnessed the passing of a pope and the election of a new pope.

While it's a tough time, especially in the United States, to be a Christian, I find comfort in the fact that there are still many people in this world with whom I share the moral values that religion provides.  Yes, there are many dark periods throughout the history of the Church.  It's unfortunate that these dark periods seem to plague all that is good and beautiful about Christianity.

I could probably go on forever about this issue, but I won't.  Check out the story on the current status of Pope Pius' beatification process here.