The Process of Becoming a Saint in the Catholic Church

In this post I want to talk about the process that a person has to go through to become a Saint in the Catholic Church. This process of becoming a Saint is called canonization. There are 4 steps to becoming a Saint. The 4 steps are Servant of God, Venerable, Blessed, and Saint. A person becomes a Servant of God when they are accepted into consideration of becoming a Saint. After the Vatican Congregation  for the Causes of Saints determines that the servant of God lived a life of heroic virtue, he is granted the title of venerable. Heroic virtue doesn't mean a person was perfect or sinless, but that he worked to improve himself spiritually and never gave up trying to be better and grow in holiness.  After the Church establishes one miracle, the venerable person’s cause is presented to the pope to see whether he deems him worthy of being called blessed. This step is called beatification and is the next-to-last step. Another miracle and the blessed person’s cause is presented to the pope again for his judgment. If he determines that the evidence is clear and that contrary reports aren't credible, he may begin the canonization of the person. If all goes well, the candidate is publicly recognized as a Saint. 

The picture is a picture of an incorruptible Saint. Some Saints bodies don't decay like a normal persons would after they die. This is an example of an incorruptible.