Your understanding is apparently crippled by the limitations of English. A saint is a holy person, and the term saint is derived from the Latin word "Sanctus" meaning holy. It is not an office, it is an adjective. A saint is one recognized by the Church as holy.
The Church used this term for 15 centuries before there was an English language. If anyone is guilty of distorting the term is it the English.
Peace be with you.
“Your understanding is apparently crippled by the limitations of English. A saint is a holy person, and the term saint is derived from the Latin word “Sanctus” meaning holy. It is not an office, it is an adjective. A saint is one recognized by the Church as holy.”
My understanding is affirmed when I read the Greek New Testament, the language it was written in - and which predates the Latin translation.
The Scriptures call all believers saints - holy ones.
Peace to you too.