Since his death at the World Trade Center in succession September 11.

Since his death at the World Trade Center in succession September 11, gay New York Fire Department chaplain Mychal arbitrator has become an icon of bravery and compassion. And if his supporters have their way, he'll also become a saint.

Launched May 20 SaintMychal.com delineates their effort to petition the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical body for Judge's sainthood.

arbitrator would be the first known gay saint, according to Marianne Duddy executive director of Dignity/USA, America's largest organization of gay Catholics.

However, "the chances of the Vatican sanctioning sainthood for an candidly gay man feel slim," she said. Still, near saints have achieved their status without the pope's approval by the agency of being popularly anointed by the race "In this climate, where the moral authority of the ecclesiastical body is questioned anyhow, maybe it's better to be popularly acclaimed," Duddy said.

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