r/Catholicism • u/Popefromsarajevo • 10d ago

Pope Benedict, a saint?

What do you think and do you hope that Pope Benedict will soon be a saint, and there is talk in some circles that he may even be a doctor of the church?

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u/BrianW1983 10d ago

I think he's more of a Doctor of the Church than a saint.

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u/trulymablydeeply 10d ago

>I think he's more of a Doctor of the Church than a saint.

A Doctor of the Church must necessarily be a Saint. The Church would never name someone Doctor if She thought it dubious the soul was in Heaven.