Ok grand, now you're a Saint

Arpa

Woman from Costa Rica who believes in a fairytale story has been saved by a dead man who was the representative of the main character of the fairytale story who is also now dead.

Aaaaand....that's grand.

Christ the Redeemer

wat

The Backwards Man

Arpa wrote: »

Woman from Costa Rica who believes in a fairytale story has been saved by a dead man who was the representative of the main character of the fairytale story who is also now dead.

Aaaaand....that's grand.

Help us out wi an aul link there would ya? Cheers.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

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Arpa wrote: »

Woman from Costa Rica who believes in a fairytale story has been saved by a dead man who was the representative of the main character of the fairytale story who is also now dead.

Aaaaand....that's grand.

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

wat

You've angered him now.... :pac:

Boom_Bap

So it sounds like the woman from Costa Rica wants a kick in the face?

stefan idiot jones

Voodoo forums >>>>>>>>>>>>

tmc86

Saved from what?

story needs more context! Its Friday afternoon, I'm too tired to decipher your cryptic code!

krudler

Sigh, doing the dirty work here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/vatican-confirms-john-paul-ii-will-be-made-a-saint-1.1454012

The second miracle attributed to John Paul’s intercession is the inexplicable curing of a woman from Costa Rica who prayed to him for help with her medical condition on the day of his beatification. Details of that miracle were due to be announced in Costa Rica today.

In the case of Pope John XXIII, who was known as the “good pope”, Francis waved the customary rules which require a second miracle after beatification, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said. John XXIII was beatified in 2000.

Manach

What would be a miracle is a day or two without the usual anti-Catholic thread.

Christ the Redeemer

Miracles are expensive. People don't realise this. We have recessions in heaven too. And right now we're over budget because of all the south Americans that were playing football in the last weeks.

The Backwards Man

I believe in miracles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-p8bOoFlPo

bnt

If stuff like that didn't keep happening, these threads wouldn't keep happening. I suppose that if you're "inside" the Catholic worldview, you don't realise how silly it all looks to those on the "outside". Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ9sJVJMiYM

RossFixxxed

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I believe in miracles.

Where ya from?

The Backwards Man

RossFixxxed wrote: »

Where ya from?

You sexy thing.

Rented Mule

Manach wrote: »

What would be a miracle is a day or two without the usual anti-Catholic thread.

Is it 'anti-Catholic' to bring up the fact that he was in charge of an organization that covered up child rape/molestation cases and protected the perpetrators ?

Jonny7

magic priests and invisible wizards

Catholic church still in the land of narnia I see

Arpa

Purposely didn't give you a link because essentially that's what the story is.

So now we will have Saint John Paul 2nd...just because...well he supposedly saved some woman, from Costa Rica, who prayed to him on the day of his beatification.

It's hitting the news today and will undoubtedly have devout Catholics across the world singing with joy...but why? What? Sorry...Ehhhmmm no.

Today in the news = Gardai set to clamp down on Phoenic Park concerts
Garden furniture sales set to increase
Anglo Tapes Saga
New Madeleine McCann Investigation
Changing the clocks
Mandela is not in vegetative state

All more newsworthy. And yet...we have a new chapter in a fairytale. Can we stop this please?

Somebody in the USA was abducted by aliens today too.

The Backwards Man

Arpa wrote: »

Purposely didn't give you a link because essentially that's what the story is.

So now we will have Saint John Paul 2nd...just because...well he supposedly saved some woman, from Costa Rica, who prayed to him on the day of his beatification.

It's hitting the news today and will undoubtedly have devout Catholics across the world singing with joy...but why? What? Sorry...Ehhhmmm no.

Today in the news = Gardai set to clamp down on Phoenic Park concerts
Garden furniture sales set to increase
Anglo Tapes Saga
New Madeleine McCann Investigation
Changing the clocks
Mandela is not in vegetative state

All more newsworthy. And yet...we have a new chapter in a fairytale. Can we stop this please?

Somebody in the USA was abducted by aliens today too.

News is a consumable product like everything else, stories like that sell because enough people want to read them, nothing you or me can do about it.

Birroc

The Roman catholic church have gone from being Respectable to Criminal to Irrelevant and now to downright Creepy in a few decades.

Arpa

The Backwards Man wrote: »

News is a consumable product like everything else, stories like that sell because enough people want to read them, nothing you or me can do about it.

Have to agree with you there...just unfortunate that the consumers are so ready to consume.

I suppose I know the print and broadcast are going to run with this story but I guess I was just trying to illustrate what an outlandish story it is.

Dead guy becomes a saint because some random nobody put her hands together and looked to the sky asking dead guy to be cool about her affliction. Dead guy, who is pretty friendly with fictional guy does her a favour and says, "Grand missus...I've talked to the fictional guy, he says all is cool...your troubles are over".

People believe this stuff...people wage wars because of this stuff. People are willing to die because of this..and believe they are doing the right thing by doing so. What a fcuking hinderance to the progression of society.

I Heart Internet

Arpa wrote: »

So now we will have Saint John Paul 2nd...just because...well he supposedly saved some woman, from Costa Rica, who prayed to him on the day of his beatification.

That's not the full story though Arpa.

He's beign officially recognised as a saint by the RCC organisation because he (JPII) fulfills, in the view of the RCC, the necessary criteria (in terms of the life he led, writings, teachings, holiness) to be called a saint. The miracles (2 - one for beatification and one for canonisation) are important but not at all the full story.

A more secular example of an organisation declaring someone of great character and worthy of acclaim is when the State of Isreal deems some one Righteous Among the Nations or when someone gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

If you don't like it, don't buy it.

If you want to start handing out your own honorific titles to people, alive or dead, knock yourself out.

The RCC can name all the saints they want. What difference is it to anyone if they don't believe in saints?

That's nice OP.

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