Editing Discordianism (section)

===Saints===

There are also five classes of saints within Discordianism, who are those who best act as exemplars and are closer to perfection.{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|pp=9–30}} Only the first of these classes "Saint Second Class" contains real human beings (deceased and alive), with higher classes reserved for fictional beings who, by virtue of being fictional, are better able to reach the Discordian view of perfection.{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=39}}{{sfnp|Cusack|2010}}

An example of a second-class saint is [[Emperor Norton]], a citizen in 19th-century San Francisco, who despite suffering delusions was beloved by much of the city. He is honoured as a saint within Discordianism for living his life according to truth as he saw it and a disregard for reality as others would perceive it.{{sfnp|Cusack|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aFEfDAAAQBAJ&q=+norton&pg=PT41 41]}}