<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by greggwiggins:
The Roman Catholic Church, I think, has the right idea. As I understand it, the process of canonization, of naming someone a saint, can't begin until at least 75 years after the person's death. A passage of time intended to ensure that the immediate passions of the day have cooled.</font>
I'm not Catholic, but I'm almost certain that you are wrong about this. The New York Times recently had an article about efforts to make Mother Teresa a saint, and she died pretty recently. The founder of Opus Dei was canonized within the past few weeks, and he certainly hasn't been dead for 75 years.
Someone else undoubtedly knows more about this than I do and can shed more light on the subject!
Bruce