Considering 'sainthood' (in a universe with the actual Abrahamic deity) is = to idolatry, yeah, saint hood might be a form of absolution.
And the 'saint' would be now, and forevermore, eternally incinerating in the fiery lake of fire.
And the 'saint' would be now, and forevermore, eternally incinerating in the fiery lake of fire.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.