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Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation (apnews.com)

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Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.

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[–] stanleytweedle 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Pope Francis approved the first miracle attributed to him: The healing of a 7-year-old Brazilian boy from a rare pancreatic disorder after coming into contact with an Acutis’ relic, a piece of one of his T-shirts. According to Vatican News, the second miracle recognized on Thursday is related to a woman from Costa Rica, who in July 2022 made a pilgrimage to Acutis’ tomb in Assisi to pray for the healing of her daughter, who had suffered severe head trauma after falling from her bicycle. The young woman started showing signs of recovery immediately after her mother’s plea.

But no miracle for a devoted 15 year old believer dying of leukemia. But somehow it makes them worship those mysterious ways even harder. The fact that this belief system can still thrive in the world alongside relativity and DNA paints a pretty bleak picture of the future of humanity to me.

[–] kartonrealista 3 points 5 months ago

This is the silly stuff you read about when looking up history of Christianity and think: "wow, these motherfuckers didn't know anything about anything" and then modern Christianity ups the game. A relic used for sanctifying oil made out of a saint's bone? How about a piece of a T-shirt healing a 7 year old's pancreas!