"Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it usually meant that she was not being taken seriously. She heard it as an accusation â€” a device ostensibly distinguishing her from ordinary people so as to simultaneously discount her words and deeds while exempting others from moral responsibility to speak and act."

Source : William Stringfellow (2005). “A Simplicity of Faith: My Experience in Mourning”, p.134, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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