Quiz

SCORM Quiz
In what case is a miracle not necessary for a person to be declared "blessed"?

When they are confessors.
When they are martyrs.
When they have been declared "blessed".
When they are recognized as "venerable".

How long does it take to recognise that someone is a saint?

Up to 25 years.
It depends on whether the person was a martyr or a confessor.
It can take several centuries.
As long as it takes to prove that a miracle happened because of the intercession (prayers) of the person being considered for sainthood..

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Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words.

A candidate for sainthood is called a " of God" at the very beginning of the process of canonisation. 

A has as of yet no feast day, no churches may be built in his or her honor, and the church has made no statement on the person's probable or certain presence in , but prayer cards and other materials may be printed to encourage the faithful to pray for a miracle wrought by his or her intercession as a sign of God's will that the person be canonized.

is a statement by the church that it is "worthy of belief" that the person is in heaven, having come to salvation.

 

  

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