Reddit reviews Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints

Any evil can be repented before death - there are saints who were horrible before their conversion - see Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints:

St.Matthew--extortionist

St.Dismas--thief

St.Callixtus--embezzler

St.Hippolytus--antipope

St.Christopher--servant of the devil

St.Pelagia--promiscuous actress

St.Genesius--scoffer

St.Moses the Ethiopian--gangleader

St.Fabiola--bigamist

St.Augustine--heretic and playboy

St.Alipius--obsessed with blood sports

St.Patrick--worshipper of false gods

St.Mary of Egypt--seductress

St.Columba--warmonger

St.Olga--mass murderer

St.Vladimir--fratricide, rapist, human sacrificer

St.Olaf--viking

St.Thomas Becket--hedonist

St.Francis of Assisi--wastrel

Blessed Giles of Portugal--satanist

St.Margaret of Cortona--rich man's mistress

Blessed Angela of Foligno--gossip and hedonist

St.Ignatius of Loyola--egotist

St.John of God--gambler and drunkard

St.Camillus de Lellis--cardsharp and conman

St.Philip Howard--cynic and negligent husband

St.Peter Claver--dithering novice

Venerable Matt Talbot--chronic alcoholic

I think the big thing to realize is that we're all sinners, and that God's forgiveness is amazing. Also note that it took 353 years for St Thomas More to even be beatified - probably partially because of his life not being one of obvious sanctity. Day's cause was opened quite quickly. (It's also amusing to note that the Church of England regards St Thomas More as a Saint. Talk about "oops my bad.")

Also, St Thomas More is a martyr - which is a specific class of saint who is a saint because they died for their faith in Christ, died instead of giving up that faith. That's basically a ticket to heaven no matter how you lived your life up until that point.

Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints: I really enjoy this book. There's hope!

Have I got a(nother) book for you!

Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints

>Exploring sources from a wide range of periods and places, Thomas Craughwell discovered a veritable rogues gallery of sinners-turned-saint. There’s St. Olga, who unleashed a bloodbath on her husband’s assassins; St. Mary of Egypt, who trolled the streets looking for new sexual conquests; and Thomas Becket, who despite his vast riches refused to give his cloak to a man freezing to death in the street.

Saints behaving badly seems like a fun read!

Try here. It's a great book. https://www.amazon.com/Saints-Behaving-Badly-Cutthroats-Devil-Worshippers/dp/0385517203

Want to read about some interesting and entertaining criteria that is ignored or honored when people are made saints? =) I recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Saints-Behaving-Badly-Cutthroats-Devil-Worshippers/dp/0385517203. Saint Olaf and Olga are some of my favorites.

You should check out this book:

http://www.amazon.ca/Saints-Behaving-Badly-Cutthroats-Devil-Worshippers/dp/0385517203

:)

God can and will redeem everyone. Pray this with me, "Jesus, I trust in you."