Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. (1 Cor. 1:2)
BUT THE VATICAN SAYS THAT SHE MAKES SAINTS - AT A COST!!
Vatican imposes new financial rules for saint-making process
Catholic church announces crackdown on multimillion-euro canonisation system after books allege series of financial abuses
Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican’s multimillion-euro saint-making business, months after two exposés revealed that the cost of beatification – a major step towards becoming a saint – has reached about €500,000 (£400,000).
New regulations, announced on Thursday, aim to put more checks and budgeting rules into a process that has long been cloaked in mystery. They include the assignment of administrators, who will have oversight of each case, and the creation of a solidarity fund that will help finance cases for lesser-known candidates for sainthood.
The Vatican said it was particularly focused on the “Roman phase” of the process, which follows the initial evidence collection and the preparation of a paper that can be “thousands of pages long and contain painstakingly assembled intimate details of the proposed saint’s earthly life and career”. This process, the Vatican said, had proved to be “extremely costly and time-consuming”.
Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican’s multimillion-euro saint-making business, months after two exposés revealed that the cost of beatification – a major step towards becoming a saint – has reached about €500,000 (£400,000).
New regulations, announced on Thursday, aim to put more checks and budgeting rules into a process that has long been cloaked in mystery. They include the assignment of administrators, who will have oversight of each case, and the creation of a solidarity fund that will help finance cases for lesser-known candidates for sainthood.
The Vatican said it was particularly focused on the “Roman phase” of the process, which follows the initial evidence collection and the preparation of a paper that can be “thousands of pages long and contain painstakingly assembled intimate details of the proposed saint’s earthly life and career”. This process, the Vatican said, had proved to be “extremely costly and time-consuming”.
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