One of my heroes is made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church - though he has been a saint to Hawaii for a century. A great day.By the way, this photo is of the statue of Father Damien in front of the the State House of the State of Hawaii. Pretty interesting that a religious figure should have such a prominent place in front of the official building of government - but that illustrates just what sort of impact this one man had on an entire culture and indeed now on an entire world. God bless him.
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Actually, he was made a saint by the Grace of God. All the Church did was declare his sanctity.
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BB we may not agree on much but Father Damien has always been one of my heroes in the church. A man of great faith and humility.
That same statue (or a replica thereof) is in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol.
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