Saint Ronald, yep the G.O.P. is missing out on something here.
I realize it was a joke, but protestants generally consider all Christians saints anyway, living or dead, miracles or not.
I think the miracles have to occur after death.
I thought the miracles had to be while living, but must be proven after the death.
Maybe someone who knows more than me can shed some light.
The guidelines for miracles are extremely stringent...
If I shoot a 100 in slow fire this evening, it's going to be a miracle, and I don't care who's in charge of the verification process.
I think the miracles have to occur after death.
I thought the miracles had to be while living, but must be proven after the death.
Maybe someone who knows more than me can shed some light.
My understaing (which is rusty) is that at least one of the miracles have to occur after death. The idea is this; if one invokes the name of the proposed saint, and a miracles occurs in response, that is seen as a direct affirmation from God of the person's sainthood. Im sure Preacherman can give much better insight than this when he gets around to it, but im pretty sure that at least one of the miracles MUST occur after death.
For what its worth the miracles CAN occur after death, Joan of Arc had more than one miracle attributed long after she had passed.