In 2006, at just fifteen years old, Carlo Acutis, from an Italian family, died of leukemia. Now, 18 years later, he will become the first 2.0 saint of the Catholic Church, the first millennial to ever achieve this. It must be said that the church canonizes at a rather slow pace: apart from Acutis, only 22 deceased people in the 21st century have this status: Pope John Paul II and the so-called “21 martyrs of Libya”.
Saint Pikachu
The curious thing is that Acutis, in addition to documenting miracles on his own website, was very fond of video games and, especially, Pokémon, which is curious considering that in the early 2000s the saga was demonized by religion. In any case, Acutis was considered “the influencer of God” and, as such, his body remains incorrupt in the sanctuary of the Despojo de San Francisco de Asís.
Acutis, by the way, not only played ‘Pokémon’: he also played ‘Halo’, ‘Super Mario’, had a PlayStation, and as a child, he dressed up as Spider-man. He is undoubtedly the first saint in history who played video games. And, frankly, it is something to celebrate, whether you are Christian or not. The times are changing.
