A Saint from the Reformation

[Unofficial Reverand Alex]

A good, brief story of St. Peter Canisus, a canonized saint who helped out the Church & common people at the time of the Reformation. I post this to show how greatness can be achieved by people in times of turmoil, how vibrant one's life can be, and to show that good Catholics were fighting the corruption in the Church, too.

"The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God." --Martin Luther, thesis #62

Saint Peter Canisius

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I don't know that anyone is good (remember what Jesus says!),
but I think there are millions of people who
know that Catholics were fighting the corruption in the Church ....
I'm not sure I know anyone who denies that.

 

[Unofficial Reverand Alex]

I'm not sure I know anyone who denies that.

I hear it a lot, but of course, being Catholic, I'd hear about it more anyway. There are people who think that every Catholic, or at least every Catholic Church leader, was corrupt, and that's a terrible biased distortion of history. Look down on the sins of the Church, yes, absolutely. But if we lose sight of the good people like St. Peter Canisius, the entire Church becomes demonized, and that's not doing anyone any favors. If you lose the truth, you lose everything.

 

[JCFantasy23]

Thank you for sharing this, I hadn't heard of him before. He sounds like an impressive and inspiring figure.