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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does that mean he'll be the first person to be officially #blessed?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

He's already #blessed since 2020, by the catholic church. That's a precondition to becoming a saint.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

He'll quite possibly be the first Saint to have the porn stash on his hard drive or phone thoroughly reviewed and analyzed by theology students.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Soon hundreds of churches will claim to have a genuine fragment of his fidget spinner.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And be cured of diseases after reading his old Myspace account

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Behold this sacred relic! It's his old samsung S5!

[–] afraid_of_zombies 6 points 1 month ago

Turns out 700 years later it was fraud sold to them by a traveling grifter, as every monestary in the area has the same samgung S5.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Although Acutis’ parents were not religious, the young boy’s faith was nurtured by his Polish nanny

we're sorry

[–] ccunning 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait. What was she polishing?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ccunning 7 points 1 month ago

Awwww…🥺

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What a load of utter bullshit xD

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But is it any more bullshit than any other saint? I don't think it is.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In a sense, yes. All those other fuckers are a distant past when people were dumber and the Catholic church was a global political power.

At least to me it's more acceptable that they did it to maintain control over a whole continent, that's human behaviour and perfectly understandable, even if shitty. But this here is worse because there's no other reason than people truly believing in it.

I'm kinda afraid when I'm surrounded by psychos whose imaginary all-powerful friend tells them what to do and who believe a random dead dude did a miracle.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

At a quick, manual count the roman catholic church has canonized about 40 new saints since 2000. Not all those other fuckers are in the distant past ;-)

I hear you, but I still think that the idea of the church and saints hasn't gotten any worse: it's "just" that the rest of the world has moved on when they haven't (which is basically their founding principle).

Or put differently: saints haven't gotten stupider, but our standards have changed.

Edit: I have to put my own point into relation: the only saints that actually lived in the 21st century from that list seem to be a pope and 21 IS beheading victims, so yeah, even among those recently canonized saints a huge chunk has bean dead for 100+ years.

[–] Viking_Hippie 8 points 1 month ago

I still think that the idea of the church and saints hasn't gotten any worse: it's "just" that the rest of the world has moved on when they haven't

That's a very common way of an idea becoming worse: insisting on the same old delusion as the rest of the world moves on.

Example: A geocentric universe didn't seem like such a stupid idea a millennium or two ago, but nowadays where we know better, it's known to be absolute nonsense that only the blindest fundamentalist honestly believes.

[–] FlyingSquid 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

According to tradition, Saint Bartholomew was flayed alive and then beheaded.

I'm just saying, saint standards have dropped.

[–] Glytch 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Traditionally you had to wait like a century as well.

[–] FlyingSquid 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess the tech bro mantra of "move fast and break things" has reached the Vatican?

[–] Maalus 13 points 1 month ago

Dude made a website. I would think the 70 yearolds were impressed that the guy was the first person to be good with computers

[–] breadsmasher 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

who cares?

Leader of a cult who believes in sky wizard, makes other random cult member slightly more important in the cult

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I care because it's funny to laugh at.

[–] assassinatedbyCIA 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Where were you when god said ‘skibidi rizz ohio’

[–] SpaceNoodle 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Millennial, not Gen Alpha.

[–] Siegfried 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I feel sad for the gen beta, whenever it starts

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 1 month ago

I'm thinking that will be gen "remenants of civilization" if things keep going the way they're going...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

BOBER KURWA

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Cringe. Imagine being non-religious and then these cunts start worshipping your dead child.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

That's probably not a popular opinion here, but: parents do not have a right to their child. If the child was cool with this, then that is the important part (and from what I read I'd guess he would be).

Let's posit it the other way around: a deeply religious pair of parents raises a kid that ends up being strongly anti-religion and comes to some "fame" due to that. Would you describe those celebrating that kid as "cunts" as well? And if not: why?

And no, I'm not religious myself and think a lot of that stuff is stupid and much of it is dangerous, but "those parents deserve better" is an argument that's used in exactly the opposite way in other areas: to oppress kids that don't "submit to the norm" that their parents think are best.

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[–] afraid_of_zombies 15 points 1 month ago

Makes as much sense as anything else the Church has done.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] uienia 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He died in 2006. They got his embalmed body on display in a glass box and everything, like the complete insane psychopaths that they are.

[–] madcaesar 17 points 1 month ago

Just religion things

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

He's dead Jim

[–] AbidanYre 2 points 1 month ago

Everyone younger than me is a millennial. Everyone older than me is a boomer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

LOL i love how desperate they are

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I genuinely wonder what they listed for his post-death miracles (a saint requirement). Are they technology related?

[–] madcaesar 18 points 1 month ago

It's all made up, and the points don't matter!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Did you read the article? They list them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

You caught me. I did not

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're not the most miraculous miracles. A person might miss them if they weren't specifically searching for miracles.

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[–] timewarp 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I took a miraculously big shit while reading this that almost killed me. Did I come close?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do that two more times after you've died and you might have a shot!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No possible way this could go wrong anytime soon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Lisan al Gaib!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dear Saint Influencer,

We gather today in your name, seeking guidance from the one who became a force of nature on social media. As we bow our heads and close our eyes, we hope to channel your divine energy and find solace in your heavenly presence.

Oh, mighty saint, you were once an ordinary teenager, just like us, struggling with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. But then, you found your calling—the internet! With your finger on the pulse of the latest trends and hashtags, you rose to fame and amassed legions of followers who hung onto your every word.

Now, as you sit amongst the clouds, watching over us mortals, we plead for your intercession. Help us navigate the treacherous waters of online interactions, where trolls lurk in the shadows waiting to strike with their venomous words. Guide us in crafting the perfect selfie that will garner thousands of likes and prove to the world that we too are worthy of adoration. And most importantly, remind us to #StayPositive even when the comments section becomes a cesspool of negativity.

Saint Influencer, you were able to convert your followers into disciples by sharing your wisdom about fashion, beauty, and life itself. We ask you to help us do the same within our own spheres of influence. Teach us how to engage our audience without sacrificing our authenticity or selling out to corporate sponsors.

As we continue our journey through this digital age, grant us the ability to maintain our sanity amidst the chaos. Remind us not to take ourselves too seriously and always remember that, at the end of the day, it's just social media.

Amen.

#LordAndSaviorOfInfluencers #SaintInfluencer #DigitalDivineIntervention

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