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To: jbe who wrote (879)10/28/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 3246
 
Saints are not sinless, even in the RC. By the time they die, they have achieved a substantial degree of holiness, but they may start very badly, and may persist in some faults. The Magdalene is a saint; Saul of Tarsus is a saint; and a pope once said of Saint Jerome that if it were not for his diligence in translating and commenting on the Bible, his notoriously bad temper would have held him back from canonization.....



To: jbe who wrote (879)10/28/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3246
 
What do you think of Mother Teresa?



To: jbe who wrote (879)10/29/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: Zoltan!  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3246
 
>>The saints I proposed were Albert Schweitzer

I think you might rescind that if you knew his view on blacks. I won't post his quote but I'll pm it if you want.