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Catholic church canonises its first gamer saint, and one of his favourite games was Halo
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this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2025
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wait isn't it the mom who should be a saint then?
Nah, basically, the logic is that since he allegedly healed her, that he is apparently alive in heaven and no longer in purgatory. Thus becoming a saint as his salvation has been "proven"
A blind study should be performed for a proper empirical proof. Sample size of two is not going to cut it either. Pump those numbers up to reach statistical significance.