Cardinal Newman

Atheist | 11:19 Sat 16th Feb 2019 | Religion & Spirituality

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Does anyone here feel sad that the Catholic church is still in thrall to superstition? Apparently Cardinal Newman is close to beatification following an alleged miracle that he performed. He may even be sainted if he can pull off another one.

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Baldric

Do you have a link?

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1566226/Cardinal-Newman-sainted-after-US-miracle.html

I don't read this paper, but googled CN and this came up.

mushroom25

this featured prominently on midlands today this week - his second miracle has now been "confirmed".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-47228423

douglas9401

Yin and yang:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47264130

woofgang

"sainted" ......its called canonisation..... and no I don't feel anything at all.

naomi24

All religion is in the thrall of superstition.

Old_Geezer

It's just handing out gongs to favoured past members. Nothing tio get het up about. (Although I think one ought to clarify what is happening to kids so they don't go around with the illusion that sainthood is anything more than recognition by those heading up the religion.)

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It puzzles me that two miracles equals a sainthood. What does CN do all day? How does he choose which two lucky people he should save? Why not some kind of reverse award for God and the rest for letting all the others suffer and die? How can people believe all this stuff?

Mamyalynne

He doesn't do a lot now, he died in 1890.

It doesn't sadden me as such, it's something I have always known.

Agreeing it's right or not is a personal thing I imagine, like all else.

douglas9401

What do they do all day??!!

Listen Atheist, those predatory monsters on the verge of exposure don't re-assign themselves you know, that takes time and effort to find just the right backwater for it all to start again, quietly.