Saint John Paul II

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Let's divert the dark passions away from the horrible news that came from Arizona, just for a while.

See, I learned a new word today: 'beatification'.

So, the Vatican has suddenly found out that John Paul II had helped a nun with Parkinson to live. It's beyond any doubt that God had guided his hand in saving her life, and since "there's no scientific explanation for this", it's definitely a Miracle.

And those who do miracles are subject to 'beatification'. It's the first step to proclaiming a new Saint, post-mortum. (Except if you're a witch who also does miracles, that's called evil black magic but I digress. We're talking about John Paul II here, right?)

So, let's welcome our new Saint, then. No doubt he'll be granted this status soon. And probably he'll deserve it. Because he looked like a sincere guy who really believed in goodness. And more importantly, because the Catholic church is in a dire need of good news these days, after all the scandals that have been rocking it for years. Would that solve their problems? Probably not. But if Faith was measured in ergs, let's say John Paul II's 'beatification' adds a couple more trillion ergs into the positive side of the Good vs Evil equation. ;-)

Hallelujah.

Comments

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

To be fair, it feels like JPII canonized pretty much anyone put in front of him. That he'd get the same treatment feels strangely appropriate.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

BUT it was within protocols. I think he made a few exceptions, including one for Mother T.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

A fair point, but I was at least brought up to see sainthood as special and rare, and I always end up feeling like JPII changed that for the worse.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Not a big deal. Too many saints is like saying you can have too many hugs and kisses :-0