The miracles are going to be people praying to him to have their claims accepted.
I was ready to point out that this was not possible because canonisation requires the person have performed two miracles, but then I found out that there is actually a pathway without that:
Very rarely, a Pope may waive the requirement… if he, the Sacred College of Cardinals, and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints all agree that the Blessed lived a life of great merit proven by certain actions.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
NateNate60@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well, the Popeis the absolute sovereign dictator of Church dogma, so if he says tomorrow that Luigi is a saint, then all 1 billion Catholics worldwide must listen
blackbelt352@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Kind of. He is the leader of the church but the congregation of Cardinals also holds a lot of political sway over the office as well and advise the pope on all kinds of matters.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah and there’s still ecumenical councils and tradition.
There’s a reason the pope that gave birth didn’t lead to female priests, sexusl activity permitted among priests, or transmasculine priests, just a genital inspection before being confirmed as pope
Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Martyrs get a pass on the miracles BTW.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 10 months ago
Not quite. They get a pass on miracles for beatification, but wording to this page’s “Since 1983” section two miracles are originally required for canonisation. In fact it is the non-martyr blessed who get a pass, since their miracle to become blessed counts and they only need one more.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The miracles are relatively easy in his case, considering his connection to healthcare. Get enough people with terminal diagnoses praying for his intercession, and some will happen to make a statistically unlikely spontaneous recovery.
gnutrino@programming.dev 10 months ago
I’m not sure they can waive the requirement that a saint be dead however, it’s sort of part of the definition…
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
I think there is an inbeten where you not declared saint but basically are declared somewhat holy ready to be sainted once you die.
Damage@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Beatification
lars@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
But he’s already so beautified 😍
Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Venerated, Beatified, Saint. At least that’s what I remember from Catechism beginning some 67 years ago
then_three_more@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Doesn’t one of the charges carry the death penalty?
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
That way they can’t fuck up their legacy like so many public figures do. It’s better to have them die first before giving them sainthood, statues or other long term praise