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New “Saints”: How Much Did They Pay?

The costs for beatifications and canonisations – “this world so full of illusions and interests” (Specola) - have skyrocketed, writes IlMessaggero.it.

Some cases have cost over €750,000. The old suspicion is that in the Vatican money helps the saints into heaven.

Now, Francis has published some regulations. The postulator, that is, the person who collects materials, documents, and writes the Positio (the biography that attests to the holy life of a candidate) has the right to by paid proportionate to the work carried out. For the rest, "transparency" is the order of the day - whatever that means in the Francis Church.

Under Francis, almost a thousand candidates have been “canonised” or “beatified.”

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Ultraviolet
We can buy sainthood now? :P *gasps* St. Utraviolet: Patron Saint of RedBull. :D Francis just solved the Vatican's financial problems, 'cuz I am SO looking up my old university pals! The Church will now have patron saints for Techno, Raves, Body Glitter, DJs, Strobes, Fake IDs, 'n MDMA. The Church already has the Fourteen Holy Helpers... We're gonna be the Utah Saints :P
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Jeffrey Ade
Perhaps not a fraud! But designed to be used to detract from Our Lady Of Fatima's message, bolster JPII's ratings, and change the liturgical calendar and confuse people. That is why the church did not approve it. See also! traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/f072_DivMercy.htm
V.R.S.
Why confused? The Holy Office judged it but Wojtyla wanted his new Easter devotion superimposed on traditional feasts. A similiar thing was with certain Fr. Rosmini - JPII praised him in Fides et Ratio forcing Fr. Ratzinger to uncondemn his propositions in miserable style typical for the post-conciliar mess.
Then, there was the great twist of the Fatima message into the prophecy of Wojtylian greatness.
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giveusthisday wrote:
Oct 18
The Divine Mercy Devotion was placed on the list of forbidden materials in 1959.
"In a decree of the Holy Office dated March 6, 1959, we read the following: “The Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, having examined the alleged visions and revelations of Sister Faustina Kowalska of the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy, who died in 1938 near Cracow, has decreed …
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giveusthisday wrote:
Oct 18
The Divine Mercy Devotion was placed on the list of forbidden materials in 1959.
"In a decree of the Holy Office dated March 6, 1959, we read the following: “The Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, having examined the alleged visions and revelations of Sister Faustina Kowalska of the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy, who died in 1938 near Cracow, has decreed as follows: The distribution of pictures and writings which present the devotion to the Divine Mercy in the forms proposed by this Sister Faustina, should be forbidden…” (AAS 51-271).


The Divine Mercy Devotion: Why Did the Holy Office Ban It? – CMRI: Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen
Ultraviolet
Then you're not confused any longer. :)
V.R.S.
@The New Knights Templar
"How does one explain the superimposition of pictures of the shroud and the painting matching perfectly, unless you believe the shroud is false as well."
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1. First of all, we have here a claim still to be proven. Could you link any sindonological publication analyzing and confirming the "perfect match"?
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@The New Knights Templar
"How does one explain the superimposition of pictures of the shroud and the painting matching perfectly, unless you believe the shroud is false as well."
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1. First of all, we have here a claim still to be proven. Could you link any sindonological publication analyzing and confirming the "perfect match"?
The video proves nothing if you look at the face reconstructed from the Shroud (e.g. pinimg.com/…nals/d8/b7/d6/d8b7d6c0551d2cdace33c836b8c16b3a.jpg ) and the painting of Kazimirowski - they are different.
2. Sr. Faustyna noted in her Diary no dimensions of the painting - so most probably she considered them irrelevant.
3. There is of course possibility that Kazimirowski who painted the picture in 1934 modelled it on the Shroud of Turin. The Shroud became in the 1930's popular in Poland due to its public exposition and the work of K. Proszynski "Niesłychane odkrycie naukowe. Prawdziwa fotografja Pana Jezusa i ślady całej męki Jego na całunie" published in 1932 (published in English, in London, in 1933 under the title: The authentic „Photograph” of Christ).
4. Fourth, referring to the superimposition of pictures - the Divine Mercy cult in fact superimposed the work of Kazimirowski approved by sr. Faustyna with the later, completely different painting by A. Hyla. The above shows that the cultists have not treated the alleged revelations seriously.
May God bless you, too.
V.R.S.
@andrew24157
"You must be both SSPX or some other schismatics"
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No schism in the Church has been based on the judgement relating to the private revelation. I am not even obliged to believe in Fatima apparitions (personally I believe in Fatima because of the Miracle of the Sun) and such unbelief does not make me a schismatic.
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@andrew24157
"You must be both SSPX or some other schismatics"
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No schism in the Church has been based on the judgement relating to the private revelation. I am not even obliged to believe in Fatima apparitions (personally I believe in Fatima because of the Miracle of the Sun) and such unbelief does not make me a schismatic.

"Anyway if you are SPPX, etc., you are not a part of the church. Your opinion is worthles"
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Fortunately, it is not for you to decide who is a part of the Church and who is not.
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