A saint is someone whom the church believes (based on criteria that aren't worth getting sidetracked on) is in heaven. That's it. It isn't a declaration that the person was perfect, or even better than the rest of us in some way. The goal of the church is that everyone will be a saint some day.

Died at 15 of leukemia... I don't see how this is the church jumping the shark, it seems like a nice gesture considering he spent his short life promoting the church.

I do think the whole parading a wax replica of his body is a bit creepy, but I am not religious, people who are appreciate these things.

> London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miracles

In 2006.

I'll be honest calling him an "influencer" is disgrace and comparing the works of dying kid with leukaemia to ai is even more so.