I’m sure that the pope means with canonisation that you have to aim the saint towards haven. Presently you’re canonising her into the ground, Weez

I didn’t think she’d reach escape velocity, Mel. 😉

All the hoo-ha about Mary MacKillop is tantamount to a religious frenzy. Insofar as the so-called “miracles” (curing cancer) is concerned, it is more likely to have been “mind over matter”. However, one thing I DID admire about Mary MacKillop was her steadfast stance against a paedophile priest which earned her an excommunication (which was later reinstated). Isn’t it ironic that an organisation as mysogynistic and paternalistic as the Catholic heirachy in this country should have a woman as its first saint. The most ironic thing is that the canonisation of Mary MacKillop (a woman with obvious disdain for child abuse) should have been overseen by the Australian head of church (the dreaded Pell) who just happens to be the current subject of paedophile charges himself (refer to the Broken Rites website). Pell’s consistent support of horrific paedophiles (eg the notorious Fr Nazareno
Fasciale) is widely known! He just moved these disgusting predators from one place to another and helped ensure that Fasciale (who preyed on hundreds of young boys, girls, men and women!) was buried with full Catholic Church pomp and ceremony! The evil hypocrisy of Pell must have had St MacKillop spinning in her grave!!!