Should Oskar Schindler be a Saint?

[Crimsonflyboy]

I finally saw Schindler’s list and it blew me away. Schindler was a Roman Catholic who saved the lives of 1,100 Jewish men, women and children during WWII. There are steps to becoming a Saint but this man’s deeds should be enough to start the process. What do y’all think?

 

[Crimsonflyboy]

I want to add something. It is often said that God works in mysterious ways. Well Schindler was a heavy drinker, heavy smoker, womanizer, war profiteer and a member of the Nazi party. Well only someone like him had the connections to save all these people. God reached down and touched this man in order to use him for God’s purpose. St. Paul was not a great man before his conversion, but he became a Saint.

 

[stbruno]

One can be a saint without being canonized. That’s my goal and I am sure it may have Schindler’s as well.

 

[Newbie2]

Excellent movie.

“Official saint”. Maybe

“Unofficial?” Definitely.

 

[reduende]

Totally - He should be Canonized. I, as a Catholic, will ask for his intercession. Peace!

 

[Katherine438]

My opinion is that he already is a Saint, we just don’t know it yet.

 

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