That is not correct, saints are not people elevated to demigodhood. You are confusing saints with rock stars and sport athletes. Case in point, the movie “Wayne’s World” where the main characters bow down shouting “we are not worthy! we are not worthy!” to I believe a rock star. A saint is a person recognized for living the teaching of Jesus Christ. Catholics do not ‘worship’ the saints. Saints are examples for us to emulate in our own lives. Praying to a saint is akin to asking a friend to pray for us, no more or less than that. A saint points the way to Christ. It is an extremely rare person who can become a rock star or sports athletic, but all of us can become saints. Not that becoming a saint is easy – it isn’t. It is conscious decision to follow the way of Christ no matter what obstacles are put in the way. Those obstacles get bigger and nastier as the life journey progresses, just read “The lives of the Saints” to see how it works. Just as a sword-maker tempers the metal of the sword, God tests the ‘mettle’ of his saints.
That is not correct, saints are not people elevated to demigodhood. You are confusing saints with rock stars and sport athletes. Case in point, the movie “Wayne’s World” where the main characters bow down shouting “we are not worthy! we are not worthy!” to I believe a rock star. A saint is a person recognized for living the teaching of Jesus Christ. Catholics do not ‘worship’ the saints. Saints are examples for us to emulate in our own lives. Praying to a saint is akin to asking a friend to pray for us, no more or less than that. A saint points the way to Christ. It is an extremely rare person who can become a rock star or sports athletic, but all of us can become saints. Not that becoming a saint is easy – it isn’t. It is conscious decision to follow the way of Christ no matter what obstacles are put in the way. Those obstacles get bigger and nastier as the life journey progresses, just read “The lives of the Saints” to see how it works. Just as a sword-maker tempers the metal of the sword, God tests the ‘mettle’ of his saints.