Well I never, the Roman Catholic peer Charles Moore has made a proposition, pointing out that the church of England, of which the late Queen was Supreme Governor, could recognise the Queen as a saint, and that she possesses two formal qualifications for sainthood – heroic virtue and two miracles because the world is already full of people who believe that the late Queen healed them of this and that.
Lord Moore has a vested stake in Her Royal Majesty’s elevation to sainthood. He asserts that his cousin’s anxiety was healed by seeing the Queen’s catafalque. However, if she is turned into a saint, then should all her properties be given to the needy and disadvantaged? Or even the church – well, the church definitely not because they are one of the wealthiest organisations in the world.
As for sainthood. Well, this would be rather discourteous, and I’m not even convinced her family would even entertain it, although for her to be called ‘Elizabeth the Great’ would be more fitting to honour her 70-year rule.
This is simply a crazy idea. She was nevertheless a remarkable monarch, but to call her a saint is going a little too far, and I’m certain that there will be some people out there that will be asking what great things did she do?
The late Queen was not a saint, and now we should just let her rest in peace.
This is complete madness because with her boundless riches she could have prevented world hunger and people perishing from starvation and destitution et cetera, so maybe not saint, maybe sinner and it appears that this country has lost its marbles.
I can’t remember her performing any miracles. I can’t recall her being a philanthropist and giving away her wealth to the unfortunate and needy people out there. No saint here. A Queen yes, but saintly, no, and I’m sure that if they do turn her into a saint, there will be numerous people out there that will quit being Catholic.
The only miracle that the Queen had was that she was gifted such a privileged life, but she had a job to do and she did it well, but she also had servants and lots of luxurious things in life that most people never have, and never will.
I guess you could have called Diana a saint because she visited and comforted the dying, the impoverished, sick, disabled people and children in hospital and in poor countries, didn’t see the late Queen doing any of that!
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