[Cicero]

Great. Fr. Damien certainly deserves it. A remarkable man.

[RoadTest]

None of the four Gospels says you have to be a Catholic to be a saint. Of course, the Christians somehow got along without a “pope” for three hundred years - maybe that’s why.

[BIGLOOK]

Sainthood well deserved. Fr. Damien lived it and paid the price.

[nufsed]

http://www.damien-hs.edu/

I wonder if my high school will add St. to its name?

[khnyny]

Thanks for posting. There is a very interesting statue at our nation’s Capitol of Father Damien (duplicate at the State House in Hawaii). A true Saint on earth.

The priests and religious who worked on Molokai are all blessed.

http://www.hawaiicatholicherald.org/BlessedDamien/tabid/311/newsid916/1567/Default.aspx

[Salvation]

Priest Who Lived With Leprosy Now A Saint
Leprosy patients from Hawaii to see canonization of Fr. Damien
A Saint on Capitol Hill

Priest Who Aided Lepers In Hawaii To Become Saint
"Lepers' Apostle" to Be Declared a Saint
Finally, It's Official: Molokai's Hero = Hawaii's Saint
A Parish of Lepers [Bl. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai]
Bld. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai

[humblegunner]

Toguchi has credited her survival to praying to Belgium-born Jozef De Veuster, also known as Father Damien

She should have been praying to God, not some diseased guy.

[AppyPappy]

Obama would have been a better choice

[aMorePerfectUnion]

To be a saint, you must become one before you die - afterwards, it ain’t happening. ...