Candidates for sainthood require two distinct miracles attributed to them: Acutis was first beatified in 2020 after a Brazilian boy with a pancreatic defect was cured, following his mother’s prayers to Acutis to help her son. The second miracle involves the reported healing of a Costa Rican girl who suffered a serious head injury after falling off her bike in Florence: her mother prayed for the girl’s recovery at Acutis’ tomb in Assisi, and her daughter made a full recovery.
Man the “miracles” he “performed” to get beatified are so fucking thin its ridiculous even for the church. Some kids were supposedly cured of disease after their moms prayed to him. Like…thats it. No jesus image on toast, no statues weeping blood. Just some ladies say they prayed to this random kid and one touched his shirt and their kids happened to get better from some illnesses.
That’s 99% of saints. If someone prays to a random dead person to pull a favour with God and cure someone, and that someone does get cured, the person they prayed to can become a saint. Half as Interesting has a video on how it works.
Saints was just a way to appeal to polytheists back when everyone hadnt moved on from multiple gods.
That fertility goddess? She was a person, and now she’s a saint and a road to jeebus. Some chief whose corpse you’ve been carrying around for 100 years? Perfectly cool, lots of Christian churches did the same thing.
Especially for Catholics, praying to a saint is like calling God’s secretary, that’s why they all have their own fields like “gaming”.
Locals got a way to continue existing rites and festivals, the local leader got to tell the church they were converted, and no invasion “had” to happen.
It was the franchizification of millennia old religions that are practically extinct today.
It’s also because some people find monotheism more satisfying, others find polytheism more satisfying, and still others like dualism. Catholicism lets you pick. The monotheists just pray to the big guy, the polytheists get to call in their more human specialist, and the dualists can blame the devil that they stubbed their toe or can’t stop drinking.
Ironically fertility deities are an area catholicism sucked at replicating. That said us pagans could use an equivalent to St Anthony, every grandparent’s most called saint.
Man, as someone who is not religious at all, some of these rituals are sooo weird to me.
Like making someone a saint not that long after their death. The concept of a saint itself is also weird to me. Its like an honorary degree from a university or an “employee of the month” badge.
I cant put my finger on it, to be honest. Just seems so weird
Trying to stay relevant much? Humanity as a whole needs to realize that religion is a mental crutch. The community aspect of it is good, but it isn’t exclusive to religion.
Well at least we now know how they got away with protecting pedophiles…
Anyone still simping any Abrahamic religion at this point is a pedophile enabler… Sky daddy worship has priority, so clergy can tape poor people children… A small price to pay really.
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I wonder if maybe doctors and modern medicine had anything to do with these recoveries…
This is so stupid on so many levels. Catholic church must be getting desperate for new sheep.
I find it endearing, actually
And I totally respect that. I can kinda understand, where you are coming from.
Man the “miracles” he “performed” to get beatified are so fucking thin its ridiculous even for the church. Some kids were supposedly cured of disease after their moms prayed to him. Like…thats it. No jesus image on toast, no statues weeping blood. Just some ladies say they prayed to this random kid and one touched his shirt and their kids happened to get better from some illnesses.
That’s 99% of saints. If someone prays to a random dead person to pull a favour with God and cure someone, and that someone does get cured, the person they prayed to can become a saint. Half as Interesting has a video on how it works.
Saints was just a way to appeal to polytheists back when everyone hadnt moved on from multiple gods.
That fertility goddess? She was a person, and now she’s a saint and a road to jeebus. Some chief whose corpse you’ve been carrying around for 100 years? Perfectly cool, lots of Christian churches did the same thing.
Especially for Catholics, praying to a saint is like calling God’s secretary, that’s why they all have their own fields like “gaming”.
Locals got a way to continue existing rites and festivals, the local leader got to tell the church they were converted, and no invasion “had” to happen.
It was the franchizification of millennia old religions that are practically extinct today.
It’s also because some people find monotheism more satisfying, others find polytheism more satisfying, and still others like dualism. Catholicism lets you pick. The monotheists just pray to the big guy, the polytheists get to call in their more human specialist, and the dualists can blame the devil that they stubbed their toe or can’t stop drinking.
Ironically fertility deities are an area catholicism sucked at replicating. That said us pagans could use an equivalent to St Anthony, every grandparent’s most called saint.
If he is allowed be a saint, damn me then i need to write a bishop co canonise my grandma
Man, as someone who is not religious at all, some of these rituals are sooo weird to me.
Like making someone a saint not that long after their death. The concept of a saint itself is also weird to me. Its like an honorary degree from a university or an “employee of the month” badge.
I cant put my finger on it, to be honest. Just seems so weird
They’re just jealous of polytheists so they have to invent a bunch of other little mini-gods
Okay, that’s a bit sad.
I thought you were joking but it’s real
I agree on the polytheism thing. But it’s also about role models.
Not the onion. Huh.
The original Halo trilogy are some of the best Christian games you can play honestly.
Trying to stay relevant much? Humanity as a whole needs to realize that religion is a mental crutch. The community aspect of it is good, but it isn’t exclusive to religion.
Well, we need to make more specific Sunday gaming & rec centers, then!
Now do Luigi
In the game, “Fight of Gods”, you can literally play as Jesus to fight other mythological characters, including Santa.
Special attack: Ascension and Cross punch.
Finishing move: Crown of Thorns
Does he turn his other cheek to parry?
Everithing that distract them from diddling children. Or is this a distraction because they dille so many children?
Well at least we now know how they got away with protecting pedophiles…
Anyone still simping any Abrahamic religion at this point is a pedophile enabler… Sky daddy worship has priority, so clergy can tape poor people children… A small price to pay really.
lol at trying to claim wordle as being “gamer”
that’s a puzzle. it’s like a crossword or sudoku. we don’t consider those “gaming” just because they’re on a digital device.
yes, there are puzzle games. no, this is not that
am I out of touch here? is doing the crossword on paper being a gamer now?
Not sure where you got Wordle from, article says Halo, Pokemon and Mario
As Luther said when he reformed the church, „don’t be a gatekeeper“