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Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a web developer known as 'God's influencer' (ca.news.yahoo.com)

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Carlo Acutis, a teenage website developer, was attributed a second miracle by Pope Francis, advancing his path to becoming the first millennial saint.

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 60 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If there's a developer deserving of sainthood it's Terry Davies of TempleOS fame. But I'm not sure if he counts as Catholic.

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was about to say that he was a racist and homophobic, but then remembered that wouldn't be a problem. Hell, might even up his chances.

[–] OmgItBurns 6 points 7 months ago

Wasn't he also a paranoid schizophrenic? Depending on how it manifests, that shit can change your entire personality.

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