Damien Sullivan wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:57:52PM -0800, Steven Brust wrote: > > > shrunk *considerably* since the middle ages. Even the Roman Catholic > > Church, among the most reactionary segments, has admitted the validity of > > evolution, and even confessed that Gallileo was right (though they have not > > yet given up on miricles, which have been described "God interrupting > > Himself). > > I think John Paul II has doubled the number of saints. Or something along the > lines of "has canonized an amazingly large number". And every canonization > requires three miracles... Two, these days, IIRC. The requirements have been eased somewhat. -- James Burbidge jamesandmary.burbidge at sympatico.ca