It cheapens canonization and turns it into a posthumous form of boot-licking for the deceased boss. This baleful trend started with John Paul II who was a great man. If worthy of canonization he should have received it two centuries from now instead of the unseemly rush that saw him raised to the honors of the altar nine years after his death. Rapid canonizations should be accompanied by lots of real miracles and not play the lottery healings that are a function of some medical conditions resolving themselves in a manner we do not yet understand. Saint Benedict Joseph Labre had 136 healings, real miracles, within three months of his death in obscurity, and he wasn’t canonized until 1881, 98 years after his death. That is the way it should be done. Make Canonizations Rare Again!
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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Bring back the Devil’s Advocate!