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To: Tax-chick

According to the Bible, any believer in Christ was a saint. I truely don’t understand all of the post-life rigamarole to give someone a title after they are dead. Besides, regardless of what we may think of a person here on Earth, only God truely knows their heart, therefore, the end decision on if someone is truely a believer, or saint, is God.

But, whatever, people can do whatever they want as long as it doesn’t violate my rights.


6 posted on 05/01/2011 6:24:22 PM PDT by ScubieNuc
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To: ScubieNuc

I can’t imagine how any proclamation of the Catholic Church regarding anyone’s sanctity (or non-) could violate your rights. You are legally and morally free to believe anything you want about anyone.


7 posted on 05/01/2011 7:15:47 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Blessed Pope John Paul II, pray for us.)
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To: ScubieNuc

The term “saint” means “holy one”. I guess that the biblical writers had particular people in minds when they spoke of the saints, persons of high reputation who weres of judged on the basis of their works.


8 posted on 05/01/2011 9:37:56 PM PDT by RobbyS (Pray with the suffering souls.)
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