Article: SA may get its first Catholic saint

[QuintonB]

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The Catholic Church will soon consider whether a South African man killed 12 years ago should be proclaimed blessed -- the first step towards sainthood -- according to a Sunday Times report.

 

[satanboy]

What a load of codswallop.

 

[LazyLion]

Whoopee... hide your children!

 

[Lucas Buck]

"We believe he was killed in hatred of the faith which he professed privately and publicly," Rodrigues told the paper.

I doubt it. I think that it's more likely that they thought that he was responsible for the witchcraft because he refused to participate in hiring the witchdoctor.

I've met a few educated people who come from rural villages and find it strange that educated people still have these beliefs. Anything from being a new comer, to someone having a gripe with you could lead to the accusation of witchcraft.

 

[grok]

Whoopee... hide your children!

Amen brother!

 

[ponder]

What's more frightening is how primitive the 'locals' are...

 

[Picard]

What a load of codswallop.

Says the man with satanboy as a nic.