Sister Alphonsa is now "officially" a saint

The big news is out that the nun from Kerala, Sister Alphonsa, is now a saint. News channels that otherwise do not consider milk-drinking idols worthy enough of being a miracle (and their coverage) are happily lapping up the news.

It seems that the reporters conveniently fail to question the basis of the process of canonisation as spread of superstition. Seems like the official stamp of the head honcho of the Christian world suddenly converts a superstitious belief into a miracle (in this case the curing of a persons deformity). Even if we assume for a moment that miracles are possible, the bar for recognizing a miracle seems to be pretty low considering that the miracle involves curing just one person. My heart goes out to all medical researchers. They are just stupid suckers spending their lifetimes trying to find cures for our ills. Humanity should just shut the fuck up and reach out for the miracle medicine treatment that the Vatican seems to believe in so much.

I recommend just one small change in the process for canonisation based on medical miracles. The miracle treatment should be tried out by the Pope himself when he has trouble with his human body (that houses his saintly soul) and then if it works with him he should make it official. I bet the Vatican will not be too keen to take on a process that involves medical trials :)