To be a saint in the catholic church, one must …
- Perform two verifiable postmortem miracles.
AND...
- Have evidence of having led an exemplary life of goodness and virtue worthy of imitation, OR having died a heroic death (martyrdom), OR having undergone a major conversion of heart where a previous immoral life is abandoned and replaced by one of outstanding holiness.
Biblically, however, a saint is anyone who has been saved (believed, repented and baptized into Christ). Thus, the moment a person comes up from the ‘watery grave of baptism’ they ARE a saint (and God sees them as such). No waiting 5 years, no consulting a pope or bishop, no miracles, no heroic deeds, no exemplary life. In fact, those so-called “requirements “are found nowhere in the bible. They were created by people.