New Saints!!

I don't feel like the black sheep. No one in my family treats me any differently - thank God! I understand your points. I hope you understood mine as well. I know I will never revert back to being Catholic simply because of the fact that their beliefs are more based on people rather than the bible. Does not mean I don't treat them the same as any other person though; so I hope you haven't been insulted.

Good, my family was always dropping hints and asking me why I wasn't going to church. I understand your position. I used to feel the same way. I have to disagree with you about the beliefs. They are based on the Bible. I'm not easily insulted:)

Ah, I'll bet you're the black sheep of the family:) I used to be too until I reverted a few years ago. My hubby still isn't Catholic but the kids are. I don't think God plays favorites either. We are all created equally. He wants us all to be saints but because of our free will we must choose to be. I suppose the canonization process isn't in the Bible, but the existence of the saints is. The Bible describes a unity in Christ that extends into the afterlife. Canonization is the recognition of a person alive with Christ in Heaven whose life expressed heroic virtue. Many Christian denominations recognize the Apostles as saints, as well as St. Valentine, St. Patrick and St. Nicholas. I don't know if they have others. I think it's important to continue the recognition of saints beyond the first few centuries. It identifies people throughout the centuries that have lived according to Christian principles. I can't relate to the lives of the Apostles because their lives were so different from mine. But I can relate to more modern day saints. Their lives show me how to apply Christian principles to my life.

I saw part of that as well. Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul the Great will be Saints in due time.

It's inevitable:D