@moonbus saidYikes. Seems harsh.
https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/the-miracles-of-lourdes/
70 cases of miraculous cures at Lourdes have been recognized by the Church. 70 out of thousands of visitors hoping for a miraculous cure.
Compare this with the rate of spontaneous remission in cancer patients:
https://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/spring09/html/disc_remission.php
One in five breast cancers disa ...[text shortened]... rs without treatment.
Logical conclusion: if you want breast cancer to disappear, avoid Lourdes.
@moonbus saidWell, that was partially my point, but the Church has criteria for a lot of stuff, presumably also for how many shenanigans they'll abide from a priest before they transfer him.
Tommy seeing Jesus in his toast isn’t miraculous. The Church has clear criteria for what constitutes a miracle.