A. Beatification limits the honor to be given to the beatified by
restricting it to certain places or persons; whereas Canonization is the
highest honor and permits all to venerate the Saint everywhere.

Q. 82. Why does the Church Canonize Saints?
A. The Church Canonizes Saints (1) to honor them, and (2) to make us
certain that they are in heaven, and may, therefore, be invoked in our
prayers.

Q. 83. Can the Church err in the Canonization of a Saint?
A. The Church cannot err in matters of faith or morals, and the
Canonization of a Saint is a matter of faith and morals.

Q. 84. What is the difference between a Saint and an Angel?
A. The Saints lived upon the earth in bodies like our own. The Angels
never inhabited the earth, though they visit it and remain for a time
with us. They have not now and never will have bodies.

Q. 85. Through what means may we obtain the "forgiveness of sins"?
A. We may obtain the "forgiveness of sins" especially through the
Sacraments of Baptism and Penance.

Q. 86. What do we mean by the "resurrection of the body"?
A. By the "resurrection of the body" we mean that the bodies of the dead
shall be restored to life, rise again on the last day, and be united to
the souls from which they were separated by death.

Q. 87. How is the resurrection possible when the bodies are reduced to
ashes and mingled with the soil?
A. The resurrection is possible to God, who can do all things, and who,