Renowned British writer, a virulent anti-Semite, being considered for sainthood Proposal for the canonization of author G.K. Chesterton
LONDON — A renowned British novelist with virulently anti-Semitic views may soon be on the path to sainthood.
G.K. Chesterton, a journalist, author and dramatist whose works remain popular in the UK more than 80 years after his death, is the subject of an initial investigation by the Catholic church which will be published next month.
Commissioned in 2013 by the Bishop of Northampton, Peter Doyle, the report is the first step in the process of canonization.
