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What is the relationship between sainthood and body decomposition?
There is little relationship. Nearly all saints decompose naturally after death. A few saints have been found to be in an uncorrupted state years after death and burial. However, this fact, alone, has little bearing on cases of persons being considered for sainthood but may be considered along with all the other evidence. There may be a completely natural explanation for the event and it must be investigated thoroughly to prove it was supernatural and not natural.
What step did Pope John Paul II waive in the process of canonizing Mother Teresa to sainthood?
He waived the requirement that a person be dead at least 5 years before a cause for sainthood could be initiated.
Do you have to be alive to become canonized?
No, you must have died before you can be officially recognized as a saint. Generally, a case for sainthood will not be opened before 5 years have passed after the death of the person. Only the Pope can allow a case to be opened earlier.
How do you get into the sainthood?
First you have to lead a life of heroic virtue. Then you really need to die. After five years someone may propose you as a candidate for sainthood and a case may be open. After years of investigations you may qualify.
How long do you have to be dead before you can be a saint?
As a general rule, a person must be dead at least 5 years before a cause for sainthood can be opened. However, the Pope has the discretion to dispense with this rule.
How long do you have to be dead to become a saint?
Generally, a person must be dead at least 5 years before a cause for sainthood can be opened. However, the pope has discretionary power here and can dispense with the time requirement.
Are all stigmatics saints?
No, it takes more than the manifestation of the stigmata to make a person a saint. There have been several stigmatics over the years who are not saints, although some of them do have causes for sainthood open in Rome.
How many years to become a saint?
The canonization process can take as little as a few years to many centuries. There is no fixed time table. There are some causes for sainthood that go back for many hundreds of years and they still remain uncompleted for one reason or another. It took Joan of Arc about 500 years before she was canonized yet Saint Francis of Assisi was canonized in less than two years after his death.
Is a person by law considered divorce if separated for 35 years?
No. The couple is legally married until they have been granted a divorce. That means they are legally entitled to each other's estate in the case of death.
What is early death claim in life insurance?
when a policy holder dies within the two years of policy it is considered as a early death claim
Where was St. Sebastian canonized?
St. Sebastian was martyred for his faith in Rome about the year 288. Shortly after his death people who knew of his heroic act already considered him to be a saint. This opinion was generally accepted by the early church. It was not for more than 1000 years after Sebastian's death that a formal procedure for canonization was instituted by the Church. He is classified as a "pre-congregational" saint because he was already declared a saint before the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints took form that investigates candidates for sainthood.
How did Saint Christopher fulfill the steps to sainthood?
Christopher is a legendary saint who may have never existed. A few years ago his name was removed from the official Calendar of Saints of the Catholic Church. If he did actually exist, he would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim as there was no official canonization process in place at the time. That did not happen until the 12th century. Legen says that he died a martyr's death. If so, that is an almost instant guarantee of sainthood.
