“Carlo Acutis rushed to sainthood while others wait centuries for the honor”
So I wondered what kind of agenda-journalism was behind this New York Post headline?
It looks like it was inspired by a book to be released next week titled “The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Faith” by Joe Drape.
“Part biography of a wartime adventurer, part detective story, and part faith journey, this intriguing book from New York Times journalist and bestselling author Joe Drape takes us inside the modern-day process of the making of a saint.”
He contends that Rome is ignoring servant of God Fr. Kapaun’s cause because he was a Military Chaplain and an American. “Kapaun’s cause just doesn’t tick the right boxes for the Vatican.”
His assertion that “money and politics” is behind the saint-making machine is true to some extent. Causes require money for investigation, but his over-the-top idea that postulators are making a lot of money and keeping the “meter running” is in their interest, is less believable. The idea that politics does intrude its head into the process is true at times. Many causes get delayed for this very reason. Most notably, Thomas More. As to whether he is correct about the Vatican’s attitude towards Kapaun is pure conjecture. It would not surprise me if this is accurate.
Still, based on this article’s assertions, it probably is not a very objective look into the process. I want to read an accurate book on the subject, warts and all.
Although, I might be more interested in the author’s own journey of faith and how Fr. Kapaun entered into his story.
The book is favorably reviewed by Fr. James Martin and Vatican journalist John Thavis. I don’t want to lapse into the genetic fallacy, but I would be interested in more trustworthy reviews. I read John Thavis’ “The Vatican Diaries” and there were parts that I loved and parts where I was pretty much turned off by his reporting.
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“Still, based on this article’s assertions, it probably is not a very objective look into the process. I want to read an accurate book on the subject, warts and all.”
Jeff, No amount of conjecture on my part could ever educate me, myself and i as to knowing where we could find the patience to read and review so many books like you do.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT sinner vic?
SKITSO VICTOR! WILL YA PLEASE STOP YELLING AT US (USUAL SINNERS), “i” mean us godly cells have had enough of YA using us the way YA do… Did we godly cells not help YA write a “Fictional Story Written By Victor Savard in the Year of Lord Two Thousand Five Titled “AND SOME SAY THEY NO REAL GODS” and did we not finish IT in less than two weeks for YA…
ENOUGH ALREADY VICTOR! It’s not hour fault that YAR ancestors put YA in an occupation course in in the early 60’s… VICTOR YA must take some of the blame for IT also cause YAR parents were doing the best they could, “I” mean YA wanted to make a few extra dollars like some of YAR Protestant friends and the only way YAR mother would let YA work as a Pin sit her, “I” mean YA could only do that if YA got UP in the morning and went to school… Long story short, us godly cells will keep the warts out and simply say that YA finished the last term with about a 50% average and no matter how much YA begged YAR principal would not change his mind cause the law had already been set by the alien gods, “I” mean by the school board…
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VICTOR! VICTOR! VICTOR BE HONEST NOW! Did YA not have lots of fun back then?
All of us godly cells will give YA another chance to learn something… we want YA to evaluate all these search sites below and we’ll write another book for YA in the past future and IT will be a LOT bigger than those double spaces 68 pages YA wrote in 2005…
What do YA think of The Title being
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Mind YA VICTOR, all of us (usual sinners), “I” mean all of us godly cells are hoping and thinking that Jeff will allow this post to also get buy, “I” mean get bye… No! NO! we meant get by hem, hem, hem…and………………………………………………………………………..and…………………………………………………………….and…
END! END! END YA SAY sinner vic? DON’T BE LIKE THAT! BE NICE NOW!
GO FIGURE!
I hear YA! There’s nothing wrong with you Victor, it’s the rest of the world…
God Bless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W5Dvzto1QA John Thavis, What is truly a faithful Catholic
https://dailynewsweek.com/carlo-acutis-rushed-to-sainthood-while-others-wait-centuries/
Carlo Acutis rushed to sainthood while others wait centuries
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/12/01/saint-maker-emil-kapaun
‘Saint Maker’ Chronicles Journey To Canonize War Hero Father Emil Kapaun
Jeff it’s not easy checking these but I’m trying and with the help of The Holy Spirit God only knows what I’m going to learn..
God Bless
So what do you think sinner vic about these two comments above that you helped me with?
VICTOR! VICTOR! VICTOR ALL OF US (USUAL SINNERS) “I” mean all of us godly cells must say that Jeff is only trying to protect YA cause he knows that we had nothing to do with those comments but if the world knew the truth, they would know that the alien star war creatures are blessed compare to some of these so called Cat licks, “I” mean alien cell virus that are just waiting for YAR GOD (Good Old Dad) to give them the OK cause don’t forget that the last will someday be first… Victor if there’s any truth to the room her, “I” mean the roomer that The Vatican is OK with Priest allowed to getting married and that they also approve of same sex married priest just to name a few sins well if that is so, they, the new Vatican better check with YAR KIN, “I” mean they best see if Jimmy Akin can cell, “I” mean sell them a spaceship or two…
VICTOR! VICTOR! VICTOR YA better read up on a couple more items that “I” placed below:
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VICTOR! VICTOR! VICTOR, I’ve said enough already and and…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….and………………………………………………………………………………………….and
END! END! END YA SAY sinner vic? DON’T BE LIKE THAT! BE NICE NOW!
GO FIGURE!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M-zwE33zHA
God Bless
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God Bless
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