Pope imposes new rules for saint-making after 'abuses' of system

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Pope imposes new rules for saint-making after 'abuses' of system

10 March 2016 Europe

Pope Francis has brought in new regulations for the Vatican's process of making saints after allegations of abuses in the system.

Two recent books claimed officials get huge payments for investigating candidates for sainthood, with little control over how they spend the money.

The new rules mean external oversight of the bank accounts concerned.

Pope Francis has made reform of the Vatican a priority of his papacy, including perceived corruption.

The new rules set out the mechanism by which donors supporting a candidate for sainthood pay for the services of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican office responsible for reviewing candidates for sainthood.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35775405

[Cartoonist]

1. Congregation for the Causes of Saints

The Ministry of Silly Walks

[skepticscott]

2. It's so funny that they still pretend

that the whole process isn't a joke. Anyone who they decide should be a saint, for whatever political/PR reasons, will be. It's very easy to gin up a couple of miracles if they turn their brains off.

[goldent]

3. I like the work Pope Francis is doing!

[Goblinmonger]

4. Thank god they took care of that!

No need to fix the attitudes toward gays and women. Or help the priest rape abuse victims. Or change your stance on condoms to stop the spread of deadly viruses.

Nope. Gotta make sure the ridiculous process for picking saints is "fixed."

[Lordquinton]

5. I thought this would be addressing some abuses like the speedy canonization of some people

like JP, and Theresa who haven't been dead the requisite 100ish years, or canonizing monsters like Serra who murdered his way through indigenous California.

[skepticscott]

6. Yes, before you know it

they'll be canonizing hamsters. Or bicycles

[edhopper]

7. Bicycles already are.

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[skepticscott]

8. How Tacky is that?

[edhopper]

9. good one.

[Act_of_Reparation]

12. lol

[Goblinmonger]

13. ....

[trotsky]

10. No no, nothing wrong with that, silly.

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL POPE?!? HE'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! A TRUE LIBERAL!

[Goblinmonger]

11. The whole "must perform miracles" this is so stupid.

In this day of double-blind studies, don't you think that they should just not have to perform three "miracles" but actually heal people beyond the rate of what happens naturally? Cancer goes into remission. If you want to be a saint, don't you think you should beat normal remission rates for that type of cancer by at least 10%?