Harry Potter Actress, 13, Comes Back from the Dead After Last Rites When Priest Puts Holy Water on Her Head

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I think it is possible and it has happened with many people who are in deep coma, that they suddenly recover with no explanation of how that happened. It is also true that God can and does heal, but the healing comes from Him, not from water or any object like the crucifix or anything like that. In this case, it was not baptism but sprinkling water on her head.

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I think it is possible and it has happened with many people who are in deep coma, that they suddenly recover with no explanation of how that happened. It is also true that God can and does heal, but the healing comes from Him, not from water or any object like the crucifix or anything like that. In this case, it was not baptism but sprinkling water on her head.

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The water of Baptism IS from him.
 
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Was there a death certificate issued?
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I could die right here, right now, and no one wiouls know for about eight hours. Police and EMTs wouldn’t arrive till then. So no death certificate for at least eight hours declaring me dead. Does that mean I was alive for the past eight hours?

My point is: lack of death certificate =/= not dead.
 
A curious bit of journalism. Slower news day, perhaps?

A wonderful example of a miracle in our time, and blessings to her and her family for their faith. But this is not a recent story at all. The feature film of the novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was filmed back in 2009.

It took a moment to find the family’s faith. A single mention that Lucy was Catholic is indicated in the article.

It’s a bit distressing that her family had not had Lucy baptized prior. Doesn’t that, in fact, **not **make her a Catholic in principle prior to the Sacrament? We do have the “in danger of death” process clearly in play, and I don’t question the hand of God at all. The story elements seem out of place.

I just find myself more critical of religious stories that have more of a “ghostly” description of the faith, rather than writing about it as what it is and not skirting the issues that faith and miracle and actions show.

This article is a perfect example of why the GetReligion.org website exists, to illustrate how the media often–and grossly–mischaracterizes matters of faith.
 
The story puzzled me as well. The story mentioned that she is Catholic. Yet, it was only when she was seemingly on her deathbed that her family thought to have her baptized? It doesn’t make sense. Catholics, after all, believe that baptism is necessary to salvation. It seems odd to have omitted such a necessity for 13 years.
 
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