(March 11, 2019 at 9:22 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Because it's HIS magic book....
This were it gets tricky.
The Catlics have a different version of that magic book, called "The Jerusalem bible" which many Christian sects reject. More than a few state outright that Catlics "are not true Christians"
Pity really, as Catlics are really fond of their miracles; Eg Bernadette Soubirous and her visions of the Virgin at Lourdes,Fatima, and of course my absolute favourite, St Joseph of Cupterino, the levitating monk. All accepted as genuine by the Catlic Church.
Australia recently gained its first saint, a nun,Mother Mary McKillop, who founded the order of St Joseph nuns, right here in my city of Adelaide..
When the Church declares a saint, it is officially stating that person is in heaven. (everyone in heaven is a saint, by definition)
Canonisation is usually a lengthy process, taking many years, The church has it own investigation people who find out everything about the aspiring saint's life. If that goes ok, canonisation can only take place once it has been established that two miracles have taken place due to the intercession of this saint. It is always miraculous healings. So far, not one case of a cure of spinal or brain injury, nor indeed regrowth of a lost limb.
Paragons of reason that they are, I'm sure drippy and his little band will reject Catlic miracles outright.
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Joseph of Cupertino, O.F.M. Conv. (Italian: Giuseppe da Copertino; June 17, 1603 – September 18, 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping.[1]:iii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Cupertino
