![]() Then a committee of church officials conducts an investigation to verify that her conduct and beliefs were truly correct and even exemplary. Furthermore, the Catholic Church prescribes a rigorous process for declaring someone a saint: First, the candidate must live a life of exemplary moral character, such that, upon her death, the local bishop nominates her for sainthood. As such, many of them rarely apply the word “saint,” to anyone as a title or description, because it is simply synonymous with “Christian.” What makes Bonhoeffer’s position somewhat unique is that he argues that it is reasonable to hold every saint (that is, every Christian) to a higher standard of moral conduct than people who do not identify as saints.īy contrast, the Catholic church regards only certain Christians as saints, whom they hold up as examples for the rest of us. Like Bonhoeffer, most Protestant churches regard all true Christians as saints. Different churches define and administer sainthood differently. ![]()
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