“We agree it is attributed, but there is no proof the saint heard them or interceded. It is a vote. An opinion.”
No. God used the saint. There is no mere opinion. The negative protection of the Holy Spirit is involved.
“Ping me when the pope’s shadow starts healing everyone it falls on, or when he multiplies loaves and fishes, or parts the sea, or turns water into (good!) wine, or stops the sun...”
That’s already happened. Peter (the first pope) healed with his shadow. No loves were multiplied even by Christ. Read the text closely and you’ll see that everyone was fed from the same loaves and fishes. They were not multiplied. They simply were not used up. Maybe you should read about the miracle of the sun at Fatima while you’re at it.
I also suggest this amazing little book:
“No. God used the saint. There is no mere opinion. The negative protection of the Holy Spirit is involved.”
It is an opinion that the saint was used. No one knows if the saint heard, did anything, or if God chose a different path. All is assumed by a voting committee.
Peter was used to perform miracles. Obviously we disagree that he was the first pope. Today? None of what I listed.