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Vote for Sainthood

d'Kong76 Dec 18 2015 08:06 AM

Mother Teresa, in!! http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... iesfromnpr

Benjamin Grimm Dec 18 2015 08:16 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Is this based at all on character, or strictly on statistics?

Ceetar Dec 18 2015 08:21 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is this based at all on character, or strictly on statistics? As long as she didn't bet on it. God does not play dice with the universe after all.

Edgy MD Dec 18 2015 08:28 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

d'Kong76 wrote: Mother Teresa, in!! http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... iesfromnpr I actually had the inside track on this six weeks ago, but it was embargoed. The official position was, "Hey! We're still reviewing!"

d'Kong76 Dec 18 2015 08:33 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Yeah, I thought this news splashed some time ago but now it's all over the place this morning.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 18 2015 08:39 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Pending a physical, of course.

d'Kong76 Dec 18 2015 08:43 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

And mandatory drug testing, of course.

Frayed Knot Dec 18 2015 08:52 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is this based at all on character, or strictly on statistics? Miracles Above Replacement.

Fman99 Dec 18 2015 09:42 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

I'm not acknowledging her election until they put Yes and ELO in there. The whole category is bullshit. Wait, what?

Mets – Willets Point Dec 18 2015 10:45 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Father Guido Sarducci wrote: We got-a some Italian-a people, they got-a forty, fifty, sixty miracles to their name. They can't-a get in just cause they say there's already too many Italian saints, and this woman comes along with-a three lousy miracles. I understand that-a two of them was-a card tricks.

themetfairy Dec 18 2015 11:24 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Saint West

El Segundo Escupidor Dec 18 2015 11:44 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Saints by the Numbers -- That would be St Nectarios of Aegina as opposed to St Nieuwenhuis of Queens

RealityChuck Dec 19 2015 02:01 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

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Frayed Knot Dec 19 2015 04:58 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

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Ashie62 Dec 19 2015 05:22 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

I do not believe in miracles. Eveything happens for a reason.

MFS62 Dec 19 2015 07:11 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pending a physical, of course. Will the physical include a Lepromin test? Later

d'Kong76 Dec 19 2015 08:32 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Father Guido Sarducci wrote: We got-a some Italian-a people, they got-a forty, fifty, sixty miracles to their name. They can't-a get in just cause they say there's already too many Italian saints, and this woman comes along with-a three lousy miracles. I understand that-a two of them was-a card tricks. He was funny, loved that character.

Edgy MD Dec 19 2015 09:27 PM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Most famous piece of fake memorabilia ever: [fimg=700:27chczn8]http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/1.-Mother-Teresa-ball-1024x818.jpg?2a81b4[/fimg:27chczn8] And, fake or no, the price probably just went up. http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/f ... all-anyhow

Frayed Knot Dec 20 2015 05:59 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Ashie62 wrote: I do not believe in miracles. So then I guess your answer to Al Michaels is, 'No'.

d'Kong76 Dec 20 2015 07:48 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Ashie62 wrote: I do not believe in miracles. Eveything happens for a reason. I'm not sure these two sentences belong together.

Edgy MD Dec 22 2015 07:54 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

Bl. Teresa of Kolkata will be a saint claimed by four separate countries. She was born in Macedonia, but her family was from Kosovo, but they were ethnically Albanian, and, of course, she spent most of her life in India.

Ceetar Dec 22 2015 08:16 AM Re: Vote for Sainthood

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