Catholics Canonize Millennial

[Lamb]

Thoughts on this:

Blessed Carlo Acutis, a teen who died from cancer is the first millennial to be canonized as a saint.

'God's influencer': Carlos Acutis named first millennial saint following 2006 death

Carlo Acutis died in 2006 after battling cancer. Now, he will become the first millennial saint after a College of Cardinals vote Monday.

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[Castle Church]

I think the way the Roman Catholic Church decides who is a saint is deeply flawed. While it is a tragedy how this young person died, I can't see how his chaste life is better than so many young Christians and I have deep reservations attributing any miracle to a "saint".

 

[Albion]

I think the way the Roman Catholic Church decides who is a saint is deeply flawed. While it is a tragedy how this young person died, I can't see how his chaste life is better than so many young Christians and I have deep reservations attributing any miracle to a "saint".

I agree that the process is flawed, perhaps mainly because the standards and procedures have been changed over the years and it's evident that the really popular personalities who are canonized get priority.

However, what we get in the end is simply the Catholic Church's idea about who might be a saint. There's nothing about the process that actually makes the result be correct, unless of course the church is automatically thought to be correct in such matters, which IS what many members of the Catholic Church do believe.

 

[Lamb]

I think the way the Roman Catholic Church decides who is a saint is deeply flawed. While it is a tragedy how this young person died, I can't see how his chaste life is better than so many young Christians and I have deep reservations attributing any miracle to a "saint".

The miracles are what's suspicious. I mean, one person was in treatment and they're attributing it to this young man instead? Ridiculous.

 

[Castle Church]

The miracles are what's suspicious. I mean, one person was in treatment and they're attributing it to this young man instead? Ridiculous.

Indeed. This is one of my main issues with these matters, the attributing of miracles due to some intervention of a Christian who passed away in these instances is nonsense.