What was so saintly about the Russian royal family? I’m not trying to be being negative. I really don’t know.
Also, wasn’t Alexandra the one who was swayed by Rasputin? Sort of like having her own personal, disturbed guru? How does that play into her sanctity?
I”ll admit I only skimmed the article, but I was hoping for a story or two about the lives of these new martyrs that would show they lived and died for the faith, not that they died merely because somebody killed them.
They were innocent. The Tzar had given up the thrown. He may have been a fool and too kind for the Job of Autocrat—to a lesser degree his wife—BUT the children were innocent, so too the servants. They didn’t deserve to be murdered. In this act, the Soviets were stained by the blood of innocents—a bloodbath that would continue for 75 years. In a way these were just the first, of millions to be sacrificed to the Moloch of Marxism. They will, sadly, not be the last.
The Church has always honored as blessed martyrs those whose blood is shed out of hatred of Christ and his Church.
The entire Royal Family was deeply faithful and understood the obligation the Crown gave them for the people. His Majesty was a true Christian king, an example for many. He always understood his royalty as a specifically Christian service.
The attachment to Rasputin was an evidence of the desire to touch upon the spirituality of the common people, an admirable trait. To have a spiritual advisor is recommended to every Christian. Remember that the person of Rasputin was knowingly discredited by the Masons to further slander the Tsarina.