Yeah, the miracles can be pretty simplistic. In fact, I think I remember reading about some of JP's "miracles" awhile back. So maybe the process has already started.
Saint or not, Karol Wojtyla (sp?) was a good man. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > In the canonization process (sounds like they're launching the remains > with a cannon), don't they have someone who is supposed to be the > official skeptic and whose job is to disprove the miracles. I think > the name is Devil's Advocate. > > but typically the miracles are stuff like cancer being cured without > other explanation that sort of thing. > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 8:50 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That's pretty cool. > > > > My father in law met and shook hands with JP2, and has several items that > > he blessed and gave to him. > > > > I don't have any doubt that he will some day be canonized. There was lots > > of talk of miracles while he was still alive. > > > > (The "miracles" clause for canonization always amused me a little bit. > The > > Catholics laud the story of Doubting Thomas...and emphasize Jesus' credo > of > > "blessed are they who have not seen, yet believe". And yet...to crown a > > saint....they gotta see miracles baby!) > > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> I don't think there will be another JP2 in our life time. > >> > >> Interesting (to me) side note. The former pastor at the church my wife > >> attends gave me a rosary that was blessed by JP2 and was actually given > to > >> him by the Pope during his last public visit before he died. If he ever > >> gets canonized, these would be considered a 2nd hand relic. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:34 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > I never liked the guy......i'm predisposed to dislike popes as it > >> is....but > >> > JP 2 was a terrific force for good and peace around the world, i > >> > thought....he was a good example of the capacity for good that the > office > >> > of pope can have. JP focused on helping children and reaching out to > >> other > >> > religions. He never condoned violence of any kind....he met with Bush > >> > immediately after 9/11 and asked him not to retaliate violently. He > took > >> up > >> > positions of peace and forgiveness even in matters where neither were > >> > realistically possible....such as 9/11. He even forgave the guy who > shot > >> > him! > >> > > >> > i think that's exactly what the leader of 2+ billions people who > purport > >> to > >> > support the teachings of Jesus Christ...should do. I hope the > catholics > >> > elect themselves another JP2. > >> > > >> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Larry C. Lyons < > [email protected] > >> > >wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > I heard it was his Hitler Youth background finally catching up with > >> him. > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Larry C. Lyons < > >> [email protected] > >> > > >wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > 85 > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> The guy is 91. > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone 4S. > >> > > >> > >> > > >> On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Cameron Childress < > [email protected]> > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Conspiracy? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -Cameron > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > .... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360810 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
