>VATICAN CITY -- As America's first woman president, Hillary Rodham Clinton is no stranger to "historic firsts." But this week, she's outdone herself:
>On Tuesday, Pope Francis electrified the international news media and threw ancient Catholic doctrines to the wind with the groundbreaking announcement that he's declaring President Clinton a saint.
>According to Cardinal News, this is the first time a living person has ever officially been canonized.
>At his packed Vatican press conference, Pope Francis explained to reporters that there's traditionally a five-step process for becoming a saint.
>The first step is to be dead for five years.
>However, the Pope waived this requirement, saying Clinton so amply fulfilled the other four characteristics, he's “willing to let this one slide.”
>Pope Francis said that the remaining four categories are: 1) That the candidate be a servant of God; 2) live a life of heroic virtue; 3) perform verified miracles; 4) and be canonized.
>“Hillary is, of course, a servant of God. Look at her choices and deeds. She has been a public servant her whole life, always putting the needs of others first. Not building walls but tearing them down,” he said.
>Turning to the requirement, the Pope said Clinton was "uniquely virtuous among humans and especially politicians. Her whole life has been scrutinized and leaked—her emails, her phone conversations, the emails of her closest friends and families. The fact that there was nothing—and I do mean nothing — Like, N-O-T-H-I-N-G in them that would give anyone even a moment’s pause speaks volumes.”
