Why is St. Joan of Arc important to the Catholic faith?

Answer 1

Here is a site that will answer all you ever want to know about St. Joan:

http://www.stjoan-center.com/

http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/joan_of_arc...

Here is a site that provides you with the complete transcripts of Joan's trial for heresy:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/joa...

St. Joan might be considered a model for us today because:

1. Took a public position based upon her faith despite what others would think of her

2. She listened to God's call and acted upon it without worrying about the consequences

3. She was pious, yet bold, not timid or politically correct when it came to following her faith

4. She went where the sinners were, into the battlefield and was not ashamed to be found among some very rough characters

5. Even when her very life was being threatened at her trial for heresy, she never recanted her faith, including when she was burning at the stake

Mark Twain called Joan, "the one person documented in the record of history whose actions were genuinely free, innocent, and devoid of selfishness"
Source: Twain, Mark. Joan of Arc. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1989.

Answer 2

Joan's religious visions have interested many people. The consensus among scholars is that her faith was sincere. She identified St. Margaret, St. Catherine, and St. Michael as the source of her revelations although there is some ambiguity as to which of several identically named saints she intended. Some Catholics regard her visions as divine inspiration.

You can find a lot on this site

Answer 3

Not sure. I was brought up Catholic, went to Catholic School, church, sunday school;
know what I learned? Absolutely nothing.
The few little things learned were nonsense, like Eve eating an apple and that being her sin. After years and years in the original Texts of the Bible, i realize that the little things I did learn from them were blatent lies.
"Saint" means "set aside one". Set aside to do a specific thing in prophecy. A religion, according to Scripture, cannot name a saint. It is impossible. Only God can name a saint, and he did all the naming of every single saint back when Satan rebelled and then was defeated. They are called Gods Election, and they are who he is speaking about when you read "saints" in the Bible.
Believe what ya want, but thats what's in the Bible texts. I have no idea how the Catholic Church gets away with this, except that generally speaking most Christians are not taught the truth of what is actually in the Word of God. Biblical illiteracy runs rampant today, thanks alot to the churches.

Answer 4

Believe it or not she is NOT given title of "martyr", but "virgin".

Correct title is "St. Joan of Arc, Virgin"

St. Joan did not die for the faith -(that is what gives title of "martyr" she died for her politics - for the attention which she gave to her voices - from the first moment she heard the voices giving God's orders, she never wavered.

Answer 5

She was either delusional or spoke with demons, so you tell me. God does not support war, nor has he spoke with anyone the time of Christ. Jesus said his followers would be no part of the world, yet, Joan of Arc was very nationalistic which God does not support. Read the Scriptures, Satan is the ruler of this world, the governments are under his influence, and he is the one who supports war and nationalism.

Answer 6

She was martyr, her life was a testimony to God. She fought for justice, for the voiceless, for the opressed to the extent of giving up her life. She was the victim of an trial unsanctioned by Rome and execution. They executed her before Rome completed his official investigation and found her innocent of all charges. SHe is the patron saint of prisoners, the image of being misunderstood and how even the Church needs to not think it knows Gods will.

Answer 7

Not sure... maybe they are trying to cover up the fact that they are the one's that killed her for being a heretic to begin with? Odd how that has been the case for some of their saints in history............... (how does one go from being a heretic in life... then after death she's praised for being a "good Christian" something changed there....)

Answer 8

if you want the dumbd down version its because shes a saint and all saints are important to the catholic faith.

however its because she fought for her beliefs and fought for innocents, on behalf of justice, and later suffered for her desire to preserve justice.

Answer 9

She said she was sent by God and proved it. She lead armies to victories when they normally would have lost them.

Answer 10

Well, she was a very strong, brave woman who did heroics that many men trembled at.