Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Saints

There are over 10,000 Saints established in the Catholic religion starting from 100 A.D. Today, the Pope and Vatican choose Saints. However, before 1983, saints were chosen by public acclaim, proving worthiness through a true democracy. Now, candidates are brought before a board and their life long achievements are evaluated. If he or she is deemed worth by the board, the Pope proclaims the candidate venerable.
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5 comments:

Chris Meyer said...

best blog ever!

Islam said...

That's interesting that Saints used to be chosen by public acclaim. I had no idea!

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alexh said...

I agree. this is a pretty well thought out blog. I never knew there were so many saints and the fact that at one point they were chosen by the public. Thats very interesting.

Kenisha said...

Thats really amazing that are so many saints out there. I also think its really cool that they used to be choosen by the public.

DP said...

i dont think saitns should be chossen by the public. they should be chossen by qualified people who know what they are doing. otherwise i could become a saint..