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... But he's also "removed" a large number of saints, St Christopher (patron saint of travellers) being one of them. Baralier -- Good planning and organisation are just crutches for people who can't handle stress and caffeine. http://members.optushome.com.au/velvetspyder Costumier & Reprobate >