Not being a Catholic, I have no opinions on whether Chesterton should be canonized. I will say that he's a generally splendid writer: a better apologist than CS Lewis, a superb literary critic & the author of at least one top-notch novel (The Man who Was Thursday)
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Ah yes, it seems one must be "venerated by a local cult" to be considered for sainthood. Strange stuff!
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Did he ... perform miracles? (Oh, okay, it’s those “got rid of my lumbago”-type miracles)pic.twitter.com/rJSFMzDn61
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The Catholic Church's obsession with saints is one of the silliest things about it. Completely nuts as anything other than an honor like being a life peer.
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There’s a perverse sort of pleasure in it.
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Not sure I agree with the bishops claim that there is no cult venerating him
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There is definitely a cult of Chesterton. Can't vouch for the miracles though.
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Used to be that kind of thing could grease the wheels toward sainthood.
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They must have tightened up the rules recently.
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