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[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 46 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Man the "miracles" he "performed" to get beatified are so fucking thin its ridiculous even for the church. Some kids were supposedly cured of disease after their moms prayed to him. Like...thats it. No jesus image on toast, no statues weeping blood. Just some ladies say they prayed to this random kid and one touched his shirt and their kids happened to get better from some illnesses.

[-] threeonefour@piefed.ca 41 points 3 months ago

That's 99% of saints. If someone prays to a random dead person to pull a favour with God and cure someone, and that someone does get cured, the person they prayed to can become a saint. Half as Interesting has a video on how it works.

[-] RQG@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Not the onion. Huh.

[-] dom@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 months ago

Man, as someone who is not religious at all, some of these rituals are sooo weird to me.

Like making someone a saint not that long after their death. The concept of a saint itself is also weird to me. Its like an honorary degree from a university or an "employee of the month" badge.

I cant put my finger on it, to be honest. Just seems so weird

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They're just jealous of polytheists so they have to invent a bunch of other little mini-gods

[-] dephyre@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

St. Matthew: Patron saint of accountants.

Okay, that's a bit sad.

[-] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I thought you were joking but it's real

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I agree on the polytheism thing. But it's also about role models.

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

This is so stupid on so many levels. Catholic church must be getting desperate for new sheep.

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 4 points 3 months ago

I find it endearing, actually

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

And I totally respect that. I can kinda understand, where you are coming from.

[-] GodofLies@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

Trying to stay relevant much? Humanity as a whole needs to realize that religion is a mental crutch. The community aspect of it is good, but it isn't exclusive to religion.

[-] Prathas@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Well, we need to make more specific Sunday gaming & rec centers, then!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago

The meat of the story:

Candidates for sainthood require two distinct miracles attributed to them: Acutis was first beatified in 2020 after a Brazilian boy with a pancreatic defect was cured, following his mother's prayers to Acutis to help her son. The second miracle involves the reported healing of a Costa Rican girl who suffered a serious head injury after falling off her bike in Florence: her mother prayed for the girl's recovery at Acutis' tomb in Assisi, and her daughter made a full recovery.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

I wonder if maybe doctors and modern medicine had anything to do with these recoveries...

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 5 points 3 months ago

Everithing that distract them from diddling children. Or is this a distraction because they dille so many children?

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

lol at trying to claim wordle as being "gamer"

that's a puzzle. it's like a crossword or sudoku. we don't consider those "gaming" just because they're on a digital device.

yes, there are puzzle games. no, this is not that

am I out of touch here? is doing the crossword on paper being a gamer now?

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Not sure where you got Wordle from, article says Halo, Pokemon and Mario

[-] dukemirage@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

As Luther said when he reformed the church, „don’t be a gatekeeper“

[-] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In the game, "Fight of Gods", you can literally play as Jesus to fight other mythological characters, including Santa.

Special attack: Ascension and Cross punch.

[-] Goldholz 1 points 3 months ago

If he is allowed be a saint, damn me then i need to write a bishop co canonise my grandma

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Now do Luigi

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