Doctor of the Church

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In Catholicism, a Doctor of the Church is an honourary title given to a member of the Catholic Church who displays exemplary superpowers and uses said superpowers for the benefit of the Catholic community. Aside from the Pope, individuals classified as Doctors of the Church under the Vatican Post-Human Files are generally considered to be among the most powerful beings in the universe. Most Church Doctors are Immortal and have been awarded their title only after many hundreds of years of dedicated service to the Catholic Church, while others have been awarded posthumously to people who have either departed or have been ripped from Normal Continuity.

Contributions made by Doctors of the Church vary greatly. Some, like Dr. Strange, are honoured for their important theological contributions and reality-warping powers, while others, like Pope John Paul II, are noted for their outstanding character and for their defence of the Catholic Church against an external enemy (in the late Holy Father's case, the threat of Communist Robot Invaders). Because of the flexibility in terms of criterion, it typically takes many years before a new member is inducted as a Doctor of the Church.

Doctors of the Church are not to be confused with Saints, who are warriors of the Church and used mostly for marketing purposes. Although many Doctors of the Church have also been Saints, the reverse statement is quite clearly untrue.

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