Does 10,000 posts on CAF make a saint?

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I’m a frequent reader on CAF, but not a great poster. I have noticed over the last few years however, that there are Forum Elders and posters with serious amounts of posts that seem to have a knowledge of the faith that shows confidence and charity.

Therefore, without taking away from those with a lesser amount of posts, I submit that perhaps those that have taken the time to instruct, correct and show an immense amount of charity towards others fulfill Christ’s beatitude; blessed are the peacemakers. I can’t imagine how many souls have been directed on the right path because of their advice. Just look at how many times they will recommend that someone speak to their pastor, knowing full well that at times they might not get the best advice. But in obedience and humility, they submit to the ordinary means for faith formation and recommend the pastor.

Furthermore, I find that they have in their arsenal, a host of links and recommendations that they have found to be faithful to the magisterium and post appropriate CCC references. Therefore, I see the long-term and faithful representatives on this forum to be like leaven - spreading the Gospel and teachings of the church for the sake of their fellow man - Catholics and non-Catholics alike. To me, this makes a Saint, agree or not?
 
**Just my opinion, but I would say not.

Perhaps this is their only interest, perhaps this is their calling, perhaps they are just natural teachers. They may also be homebound and this may be their only way to stay connected with the world. First and foremost, they must obviously have the time.

Most of us have other things we are called to do during the day and /or night, and can’t spend unlimited time on the computer thoughtfully answering CAF question after question.**
 
Sheadad said:
I’m a frequent reader on CAF, but not a great poster. I have noticed over the last few years however, that there are Forum Elders and posters with serious amounts of posts that seem to have a knowledge of the faith that shows confidence and charity.

Therefore, without taking away from those with a lesser amount of posts, I submit that perhaps those that have taken the time to instruct, correct and show an immense amount of charity towards others fulfill Christ’s beatitude; blessed are the peacemakers. I can’t imagine how many souls have been directed on the right path because of their advice. Just look at how many times they will recommend that someone speak to their pastor, knowing full well that at times they might not get the best advice. But in obedience and humility, they submit to the ordinary means for faith formation and recommend the pastor.

Furthermore, I find that they have in their arsenal, a host of links and recommendations that they have found to be faithful to the magisterium and post appropriate CCC references. Therefore, I see the long-term and faithful representatives on this forum to be like leaven - spreading the Gospel and teachings of the church for the sake of their fellow man - Catholics and non-Catholics alike. To me, this makes a Saint, agree or not?
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Having more than 10,000 posts on CAF just means we have an addiction problem.
 
LegoGE1947 said:
It’ll either make one a “saint” or it will make one an “ain’t”!😃
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Good point! When I was writing the post, I had a bout of dyslexia and almost spelled the word Saint - Satin. oops. That would have set off a firestorm.:eek:
 
Sheadad said:
I’m a frequent reader on CAF, but not a great poster. I have noticed over the last few years however, that there are Forum Elders and posters with serious amounts of posts that seem to have a knowledge of the faith that shows confidence and charity.

Therefore, without taking away from those with a lesser amount of posts, I submit that perhaps those that have taken the time to instruct, correct and show an immense amount of charity towards others fulfill Christ’s beatitude; blessed are the peacemakers. I can’t imagine how many souls have been directed on the right path because of their advice. Just look at how many times they will recommend that someone speak to their pastor, knowing full well that at times they might not get the best advice. But in obedience and humility, they submit to the ordinary means for faith formation and recommend the pastor.

Furthermore, I find that they have in their arsenal, a host of links and recommendations that they have found to be faithful to the magisterium and post appropriate CCC references. Therefore, I see the long-term and faithful representatives on this forum to be like leaven - spreading the Gospel and teachings of the church for the sake of their fellow man - Catholics and non-Catholics alike. To me, this makes a Saint, agree or not?
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I can’t tell if you’re actually serious about this question or not, text being what it is. But in case you are serious, here are a couple of points:
  1. A lot of the people who have 10,000+ posts are hanging out at the Club House forum playing games. Not to disparage playing games, it’s a fun way to meet people on the forums. And it really racks up the posts 😉
  2. If it takes 10,000 posts to make a saint, how do you quantify the good works of people **not **on CAF who “have taken the time to instruct, correct and show an immense amount of charity towards others”?
  3. St. Paul called all disciples “saints” (*“To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints” *Romans 1:7; "To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints…" 1 Corinthians; “To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus…” Ephesians) so by that token we are all saints.
The people on CAF you refer to are indeed remarkable, But they’d be the first to tell you they aren’t saints. But then any of the saints in heaven would probably have said the same thing when they were on earth. So who knows? 🤷
 
ConstantineTG said:
Having more than 10,000 posts on CAF just means we have an addiction problem.
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:yup:👋

Hi, my name is TheRealJuliane and I’m a CAF-holic.

No saint here. :o

The Prayer Warriors on the Prayer Intentions forum are close to sainthood, IMO. And the people who can really answer those sticky apologetics, philosophy and liturgical questions…well…

:heaven::getholy:
 
LegoGE1947 said:
It’ll either make one a “saint” or it will make one an “ain’t”!😃
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I’m an “ain’t”, as in “ain’t gonna ask you whether you think I’m a saint or not” 😊

Besides which, I know the answer - I’ve had too many infractions to think of myself as saintly.
ConstantineTG said:
Having more than 10,000 posts on CAF just means we have an addiction problem.
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🙂 We clearly need a 12-step group of some kind.
 
I am about 75% serious with my post. I listen a lot of Fr. Thomas Hopko on Ancient Faith Radio, and in one of his podcasts which was actually a recording of a talk he gave at Metropolitan Sheptytsky Institute, he did briefly talk about “addiction to religion.” It was delivered in a joking manner, but the point was serious. I love talking about religion, but often it has crossed the line of good sense.

I’m not judging others with over 10,000 posts, I am talking about myself here.
 
Sheadad said:
I’m a frequent reader on CAF, but not a great poster. I have noticed over the last few years however, that there are Forum Elders and posters with serious amounts of posts that seem to have a knowledge of the faith that shows confidence and charity.

Therefore, without taking away from those with a lesser amount of posts, I submit that perhaps those that have taken the time to instruct, correct and show an immense amount of charity towards others fulfill Christ’s beatitude; blessed are the peacemakers. I can’t imagine how many souls have been directed on the right path because of their advice. Just look at how many times they will recommend that someone speak to their pastor, knowing full well that at times they might not get the best advice. But in obedience and humility, they submit to the ordinary means for faith formation and recommend the pastor.

Furthermore, I find that they have in their arsenal, a host of links and recommendations that they have found to be faithful to the magisterium and post appropriate CCC references. Therefore, I see the long-term and faithful representatives on this forum to be like leaven - spreading the Gospel and teachings of the church for the sake of their fellow man - Catholics and non-Catholics alike. To me, this makes a Saint, agree or not?
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I don’t know, really. It is a matter whether one is talkative or whether one likes to write or likes to participate in an online forum such as CAF. LOL
 
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