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Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

https://apnews.com/article/pope-vatican-saint-millennial-acutis-tech-whiz-66b1f9e6ad80626377ef43dd1b51622b

Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.

Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.

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stanleytweedle

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Pope Francis approved the first miracle attributed to him: The healing of a 7-year-old Brazilian boy from a rare pancreatic disorder after coming into contact with an Acutis’ relic, a piece of one of his T-shirts. According to Vatican News, the second miracle recognized on Thursday is related to a woman from Costa Rica, who in July 2022 made a pilgrimage to Acutis’ tomb in Assisi to pray for the healing of her daughter, who had suffered severe head trauma after falling from her bicycle. The young woman started showing signs of recovery immediately after her mother’s plea.

But no miracle for a devoted 15 year old believer dying of leukemia. But somehow it makes them worship those mysterious ways even harder. The fact that this belief system can still thrive in the world alongside relativity and DNA paints a pretty bleak picture of the future of humanity to me.

kartonrealista

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This is the silly stuff you read about when looking up history of Christianity and think: "wow, these motherfuckers didn't know anything about anything" and then modern Christianity ups the game. A relic used for sanctifying oil made out of a saint's bone? How about a piece of a T-shirt healing a 7 year old's pancreas!

phoneymouse

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After reading the headline, I was 100% certain the source would be The Onion. My mind is blown.

sploosh

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They chose that picture? If he was always online, surely there are better pictures than one where the sun was in his eyes.