medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Chris wrote:
levitations, stigmata, weeping tears of blood, and reports of heavenly visions
... actually carry little if any weight in the official saint-making process as
it now stands.
In fact, they're almost frowned upon. As I recall the curé of Ars was somewhat
browbeaten by his superiors and Bernadette Soubirous was not popular with her
bishop. On the other hand, there's Padre Pio... But I stray from things
medieval.
MG
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