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To ask do you have ‘blind faith’?

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NameChange23456790 · 07/09/2025 07:45

I ask this question as I read about the canonisation of Carlo Acutis. Whose mother travelled to many churches around the world, the first miracle attributed to him was a woman’s breast cancer disappeared after she prayed to him.

To me to believe this, your faith must be blind, as the same God who would give this power to a 15 year old also gives power to the likes of Putin and Netanyahu.

I’m trying to get it, like I’m trying to think how could I even if I was a Catholic believe humans perform miracles.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg5me8dvlo

A boy with dark curly hair in a red polo shit stands, smiling at the camera, with his hands on his hips, in front of a field and hills

Carlo Acutis: From London baptism to first millennial saint

Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg5me8dvlo

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RhaenysRocks · 07/09/2025 09:35

WetSlates · 07/09/2025 09:33

It’s profoundly linked. Any attempt to separate them, or the disconnect your ‘personal’ faith from its institutional expression is just you refusing to take responsibility.

Im sorry but I disagree. And I don't have a personal faith other than atheism. I don't want to undermine or question your experience so I won't engage further. I hope you can find peace with what you have experienced.

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