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Shouldn't Jesus be a saint?

Of all the people throughout history, you woulda thunk that Jesus would be on the top of the saint list, but he's not. Oversight?

Why do you think Jesus hasn't been chosen for sainthood?

Chuck D asked in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report

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    Great question. It is a simple matter of hierarchy. Jesus is the "Christ" This is a title, only later was this used as his name. Saint is a lower rank that god or Christ.

    You also have to be dead to qualify for sainthood and Jesus isn't dead. He is resurrected and lives in heaven, according to modern christian beliefs.

    Kip Waddle answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    Jesus of Nazareth wouldn't qualify for Sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, because he's the benchmark and on the selection committee.

    According to Leonard Foley, OFM, editor of Saint of the Day writes, "[a Saints'] surrender to God's love was so generous an approach to the total surrender of Jesus that the Church recognizes them as heroes and heroines worthy to be held up for our inspiration. They remind us that the Church is holy, can never stop being holy and is called to show the holiness of God by living the life of Christ." That is a Saint approaches Jesus' own surrender to God's love. I got this from the Wikipedia article on saints.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint

    B Strand answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    Like B said. Saints are humans who are really really good according to the tenets of Catholicism. Jesus on the other hand by those same tenets is not human. (Fully man and fully God but not *human*) It'd be a little bit like nominating Yahweh for sainthood.

    V answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    The saints were mortal men and women. Jesus is supposed to be divine (albeit tripartite).

    Geni answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    In an Islamic and Baha'i context, Jesus is basically sainted. He's not deified as in Christianity, but seen as a prophet sent by God.

    Gitai Ben-Ammi answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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