IcalasariMay 24, 2024

Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a web developer known as 'God's influencer'

Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a... #religion #internet #saint

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/news/pope-francis-gearing-first-millennial-151605613.html

Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a web developer known as 'God's influencer'

Carlo Acutis, a teenage website developer, was attributed a second miracle by Pope Francis, advancing his path to becoming the first millennial saint.

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Show threaddeerdelightedMay 24, 2024
Wait so according to the article, someone prayed to him while in hospital and got healed? Is that all it takes to become a Saint? I wonder: if I ever get into a hospital I should pray to say Genghis Khan just to troll the Church.
Show threadjballsMay 24, 2024
Think about how weird that is for a minute. This guy wasn’t a saint when people were praying to him. So do Catholics just go around praying to randos until 3 people pray to the same rando and then are like “aha! a saint!” ?
Show threadEl BartoMay 24, 2024
They’re not exactly randos. But yup, that’s the gist of it.
Show threadjballsMay 24, 2024
Sorry I’m not a Catholic. What’s the intermediate step between rando and saint?
Show threadgerbler

As far as I recall, you need to perform 3 miracles that have to be verified (yes, I know lmao) by the Catholic church in order to be canonized (dubbed a saint).

Often times these aren’t major miracles with significant outcomes but picture a statue crying or the image of the person appearing on a slice of toast or whatever.

May 25, 2024 at 3:42amWeb
Show threadjballsMay 25, 2024
Yeah but 2 of this guy’s 3 were healing people that prayed to him. Which is what spawned my question: so Catholics pray to non-saints?