[kosta50]

It's hard to imagine that anyone in power can be saintly enough, but then I know nothing about this man or his beliefs -- or for that matter what the Catholic Church uses to beatify.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Well, being found incorrupt, as with the Orthodox, is one sign of sanctity.

Isn't Prince Vladimir of Russia venerated by the Orthodox as one of the Saints?

[Destro]

It was probably the Austrian monarchy that invented the myth behind the Holy Grail and Jesus had children who ended up being the royal heads of Western Europe in the 19th century myth. That's when that French priest "found" those manuscripts in that Rennes church and suddenly he had money and visits from the Austrain monarchy.

The Austrian monarchy was losing its grip in Europe and it seems some royals lost touch with reality as their powers waned and they sought out a make beleive world to justfy their thrones.