Tag Archives: Sainthood

6 new Catholic saints at a glance

… Meanwhile, as people throughout the world deal with wars, famine, disease, poverty, natural disasters, etc., the Catholic Church is inventing more saints. You gotta love these old gay men in their dresses and funny hats… TGO Refer to story … Continue reading

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Vatican names seven saints including first Native American

Sainthood; what a ridiculous concept. Here’s the Catholic Church, with a half-senile old man as a Pope, who decides who has performed a miracle and is therefore worthy of being “promoted” to a saint; talk about a joke! To top … Continue reading

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Pope puts U.S.’s Fulton Sheen on road to sainthood

The Catholic Church has some of the more ridiculous rituals of any religion, and that alone is saying a lot, as all religions are guilty of this. But decreeing someone a saint, and attributing a miracle to that individual, a … Continue reading

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Late pope John Paul II ‘could be made saint soon’

Isn’t the Catholic Church a work of art? Here’s a guy in John Paul II who without a doubt (and it has been documented) covered up countless cases of sexual child abuse, and now they want to make him a … Continue reading

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Religious Polls

I have posted two Religious Polls on this Blog. The first, which was created several weeks ago, pertains to belief in God. The second, which I just put up today, relates to the beatification of Pope John Paul II. These … Continue reading

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A million cheers as John Paul II declared ‘blessed’

We humans really know how to pile it on nice and thick, don’t we? Earlier this week there was the “royal wedding;” in my view one of the most absurd displays of pompous triviality ever by the British, who are … Continue reading

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Mexico loves pope despite ties to Maciel scandal

Of course the people of Mexico love the former Pope. This country is made up of tens of millions of poor, uneducated people who for centuries have been indoctrinated by the Catholic Church, following Spain’s conquest of the country. If … Continue reading

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Pope John Paul II – a halo too soon?

Does any of this really matter? Does anyone really care what silly ritual the Catholic Church engages in to ultimately make Pope John Paul II a “saint”? Guess what, there are no such things as saints. Isn’t it ironic, and … Continue reading

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Pope John Paul’s coffin to be exhumed for faithful

More BS from the Vatican… As if calling someone a saint after some ritualistic ceremonies and false claims of miracles had any real meaning? How long before people realize this is just pure nonsense? I suppose the “faithful” also believe … Continue reading

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Pope John Paul to be beatified May 1

I realize that most if not all religions have silly traditions which are part of the history of their faith, but Christianity (Catholicism in particular) has to have by far more rituals than those of all other religions combined; as … Continue reading

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