Is the expression "the greatest of saints were the greatest of sinners" true or merely the ultimate COPE? It seems contradictory.

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Christanon 04/27/19 (Sat) 09:50:03 070f9c No.801368

Is the expression "the greatest of saints were the greatest of sinners" true or merely the ultimate COPE? It seems contradictory.

Christanon 04/27/19 (Sat) 09:57:13 595586 No.801370

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To you it does seem stupid because you are too opinionated to consider just reading the bible and learning from Jesus himself.

Christanon 04/27/19 (Sat) 09:57:27 d42921 No.801371

The greatest of saints is Mary and she was without sin.

But the point is that saints are those who realize that they absolutely do not deserve to be saints and that they have no righteousness on their own. Like when St Paul says that he himself is the chief sinner.

Christanon 04/27/19 (Sat) 10:26:28 5283bc No.801377

saints are aware of the gravity of their sins

Christanon 04/27/19 (Sat) 11:03:46 444135 No.801382

>>801368

There is nothing wrong in that phrase. Some of the greatest saints were grave sinners. St. Augustine was an adulterer. St. Paul literally murdered christians. St. Mary of Egypt was a harlot. St. Moses the black was a bandit. St. Olaf was a literal VIKANG that raped and pillaged villages. So on and so forth.

The sins of someone past doesn't disqualify someone from sainthood as long as they repent from the sins and do good works afterwards.

There is a saying in my church:

>Those with the greatest sins are most entitled to God's mercy. All they have to do is ask.