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Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and controversial Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean that both men can be beatified once the Vatican certifies that a miracle attributed to their intercession has occurred. Beatification is the first major step before possible sainthood.
The ridiculous notion of an officially verified miracle is akin to “Intelligent Design”. They are saying, in essence, that you can use scientific reasoning to determine that an observation can’t be understood by scientific reasoning.
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The Vatican continues to make the point to anyone paying attention that even it doesn’t believe in the traditional definitions of sainthood any more. This trend toward immediate beatification of any even slightly noteworthy Catholic serves only to render the designation meaningless. It’s ridiculous fabrication of miracles as part of the process is just embarrasing to any mind not anethsesized by faith.
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