![]() ![]() Still, one is portrayed as a witch while the other is represented as a saint. ![]() ![]() Saints’ and sorcerers’ healing activities are similar. The Roman Catholic Church however demands that candidates for canonisation are responsible for at least two significant miracles. The ‘miraculous power’ of a person towards virtue is often enough. The Torah uses the term qadosh, meaning ‘separate’ (for God). While Protestantism recognises anyone who believes in God’s grace as a saint, most Christian, Muslim, and Jewish confessions define saints as extraordinary people. While the nurse had to keep her power a secret in order to not lose her job, his success is renowned. ![]() Once his cancer is in remission, he successfully tries to help others by laying his hands on them. Not knowing how it worked but grateful for the healing, he relies on her for easing the pain of the therapy. In the French TV series ‘Ainsi soient-ils’, a priest with cancer lying in a hospital bed is surprised to feel much better after a nurse placed her hands on his chest and transferred her energy into his body. Why are some celebrated while others are demonised? What is the difference between a witch and a saint? Religions strictly discriminate between witches and saints, although their supernatural activities significantly overlap. ![]()
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