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To: Old Yeller

I heard some liberals say that these popes being declared saints is a political move. Leave it to the liberals to rain on someone else’s parade. These liberals aren’t even faithful Catholics, so what is it to them, what the Catholic church does?

Besides, liberals are supposed to be tolerant. They tell us to be tolerant of others and what they are doing.


2 posted on 04/20/2014 10:48:18 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (Im)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
The liberals are right -- but not for the reasons you've cited.

It is highly irregular for the Catholic Church to canonize anyone -- let alone a pope -- so soon after they've died. If you go back over history you'll find that it usually takes centuries of intense research and scrutiny before they would ever canonize a saint who was such a high-profile figure. I believe there have only been three popes canonized who served after 1200 A.D.

5 posted on 04/20/2014 11:12:14 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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