Saturday, March 10, 2012

My thoughts on an article I read about sainthood at CNN.com

You can read the whole article here:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/09/case-of-boys-town-founder-shows-long-road-to-making-a-saint/

"Case of Boys Town founder shows long road to making a saint."

...“To be recognized as a saint these days, it may cost upwards of $1 million,” said Steven Wolf, the lead volunteer and president of the Father Flanagan League Society of Devotion. “You essentially need it to pay for a good lawyer and an expensive multi-media campaign.”

My research found that the Bible actually considers all Christians to be saints and that saints are here on earth and not in Heaven.
Information about praying to saints: http://www.gotquestions.org/saints-Christian.html
Information about praying to saints: http://www.openbible.info/topics/praying_to_saints

... “You need splashy videos, a social media blitz, a website, prayer cards and podcasts, not to mention we need to find a couple of miracles,” Wolf said about the sainthood process. “We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us.”

Bible verses regarding humility: http://www.openbible.info/topics/being_humble
Who can perform miracles?: http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/can-we-perform-miracles/


..."The Vatican granted the rule change, clearing the way for the next step: The Omaha archdiocese must assemble a tribunal to gather evidence that Flanagan was truly holy."

Catholic church changes: http://overcomeproblems.com/catholic_church.htm
Information about Indulgences: http://www.catholic.com/tracts/myths-about-indulgences
Information about Martin Luther: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
Link to movie about Martin Luther: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309820/

..."Wolf hopes at least one of the reported miracles will stand up to church scrutiny. Several local doctors will have to testify that there is no medical explanation for someone’s cure. The person who has been cured will have to testify, too."

What the Bible says about talking to the dead: http://www.creationists.org/spirits.html

..."That testimony is scrutinized by top doctors and scientists hired by the Vatican –and examined by the pope – before it can be considered a miracle. At that point, a sainthood candidate is beatified. That’s what happened to Pope John Paul II last year, after the Vatican ruled that the case of a French nun who prayed to him and was cured of her Parkinson’s disease was a bona fide miracle.

Info about Papal infallibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility
Info about Papal infallibility: http://www.gotquestions.org/papal-infallibility.html

..."Then the whole miracle confirmation process begins again, with a second miracle that has transpired since beatification."

(((There seems to be something missing for this article. The same thing that is missing from many Catholic dealings: JESUS. Use your logic. Does this make sense? Does this sound like something Jesus would be involved with?)))

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