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I have no idea of where you came up with this question, but the answer is, "No, there are only three Persons in the Holy Trinity -- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."

To use a little more practical analogy, I can own shares in a company without being AT&T or IBM. In the same way, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to me because I am cleansed of my sins through His shed blood. But that doesn't mean that I *am* Christ or God -- merely that I have been given a share of His holiness.

2007-06-05 04:33:31 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 3 0

No. For Catholicism, the saints have a share of the Godhead only in the sense described by 2 Peter 1:4, according to which God has granted that we "become partakers of the divine nature." We (and the Saints) partake of the divine nature because our lives have become the life of Christ (see Galatians 2:20.) We have become a part of the Mystical Body of Christ through the sacraments (see 1 Cor 10:16-17). Truly a part of Christ, the Saints have inherited the "share of the Godhead" which belongs rightly to the True Son.

In short, because saints are only saints in and through the Second Person of the Trinity, they do not add to the three Persons of the Trinity. I hope that helps.

2007-06-05 11:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by harlomcspears 3 · 3 0

No.

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity states there is one true God who is made up of three separate but equal persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

How this works is not fully known and is one the Christian mysteries.

There is a story told about St Augustine:

Augustine was walking along the seashore trying to figure out the mystery of the Holy Trinity and came up to a little boy. The boy was trying to pour the ocean into a hole in the sand with a seashell. Augustine told the boy what he was doing was impossible. Then the little boy told Augustine that it is also impossible for the mind of man to try to understand the mystery of the Holy Trinity. The little boy turned into an angel and disappeared.

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is shared by most Christian denominations including Roman and Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and Episcopalians.

With love in Christ.

2007-06-06 01:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0 0

No, the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is considered the entity. However, they do tend to skim past the part that says we are all made in God's image. Saints are followers that have gained special recognition for miracles but are not considered to be a part of God, per se.

BTW - when I was a church going person, a priest gave an excellent example to help grasp the idea of the Trinity - As a person you are many things to many people - ex: a female can be a daughter, a wife, a mother, an aunt, an employee, etc. One person, many faces.

2007-06-05 11:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Book0602 3 · 1 0

Saints share in God's glory on account of them being in His presence due to their reighteousness. Merely being in God's presence does not make them gods, so the Trinity remains the same; One God in three Beings; Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

2007-06-07 09:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Daver 7 · 0 0

All Saints and all believers are part of the Body of Christ.

2007-06-05 11:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 2 0

Yes, Even parts of my New Orleans Saints shared God head.

2007-06-05 11:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 4

Oh my goodness. The things you Protestants dream up. Simply ridiculous

2007-06-05 11:29:10 · answer #8 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 2 0

no, Catholics believe that members of Jesus' Church have a share in his body as the Church is his bride and the two shall become one flesh.

2007-06-05 11:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by Midge 7 · 4 0

now your grasping at straws saints are just very pious people who spent their lives believing in myths and fantasy

2007-06-05 11:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

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