I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school, was an altar boy, learned church Latin -- the works. And there are a lot of Catholic saints. My favorite saint and the saint I took as my Confirmation name was St. Francis of Assisi, the saint who loved animals and that was because I too loved animals and still do. I learned early on that saints in the Catholic religion are usually appointed or made saints long after they have died, so I was pleased and surprised to find that Tibetans have living saints that accompany them through life. How practical is that?