““Saint” is a human designated tag.”
Actually, it is a redefinition of God’s declaration in Scripture that Christians are saints.
“It doesn’t actually DO anything,”
We agree that it is useless.
Although critics of the Catholic Church’s actions during World War II don’t want the canonization of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), when he died in 1958, a nun wrote to Padre Pio and he replied of the Pope, “He is in Paradise ... yes, I have seen him in Paradise.” St. Pio’s spiritual director wrote in his own diary, “Padre Pio was very sad for the death of Pope Pio XII. But Our Lord let him see the Pope in the glory of Paradise.” And with that uplifting thought, we wish you a joyful New Year’s Eve.