Sainthood And The Church

May 9

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The impending beatification of John Paul II will no doubt cause many questions among non-Catholics as to what this beatification is, and might reinforce many of them in their errors and misconceptions about this beautiful Catholic institution of beatification and canonisation.

I’d like here to give some very short explanations in bullet points, in the hope that in the coming months some non-Catholics may end up here and get some benefit from them and that Catholics may get some points to give explanations if and when required.

1) Everyone who is in paradise is a saint. Everyone. Angels are saints, the Holy Innocents are saints, etc.

2) Normally we cannot know whether someone is in Paradise. When the neighbour dies we know that he is either in hell, or in purgatory, or in paradise. Purgatory is widely believed to be the most frequent occurrence at death, but no one really…

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Posted on May 9, 2013, in Traditional Catholicism. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.

  1. vermontcrank1's avatar vermontcrank1 | May 10, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Excellent explanation. Kudos. It will be very controversial when Pope Blessed John Paul II is canonised and from the SSPX, the Ferrara Fellows at The Remnant, the Catholic Family News gang, and others, will come the wailing and gnashing of teeth but a real Catholic will accept the canonisation with equanimity if not joy

    • Mundabor's avatar Mundabor | May 10, 2013 at 6:49 pm

      Thanks VC,

      I do hope the SSPX will accept the canonisation in perfect obedience. Actually, I am sure of it. I for myself not only will gladly accept the news, in perfect certitude about the infallibility of canonisations, but will take the news with great joy: if a Pope able of colossal failings and even colossal blasphemies like Assisi I can make it directly to the Upper Floor, my chances of Purgatory are probably to be looked at with a modicum of relaxation…

      M

  2. vermontcrank1's avatar vermontcrank1 | May 10, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    Dear Mundabor. I must write that I had a very surprising reaction when I stood before his tomb in the Papal Crypts. I had very mixed feelings about his Papacy but when I stood before his tomb I was startled by my reaction; I began to weep.

    it was a completely unexpected reaction and it was right then and there that I had a change of heart and I was released from my certitude about certain claims made against him by certain soi disant trads.

    I hope you are right about the SSPX but, sadly, their schism is annealing.

    I know this is a bit of an aside but the latest issue of “The Catholic Illustrated” takes them to task in print (p. 26) by citing Singulari Quidem</I. and Quanto conficiamur moerore against them.

    • Mundabor's avatar Mundabor | May 11, 2013 at 7:32 am

      Well, the canonisation is slated for October, it is rumoured.

      This will be a good test, if you want to test their obedience.

      M

  3. novusordoughboy's avatar novusordoughboy | May 15, 2013 at 3:37 am

    I guess I’m not a real Catholic then.