God's advocate (Latin: Advocatus Dei) is a participant in canonization proceeding of the Roman Catholic Church. God's advocate is charged with making the argument in favor of canonization. God's advocate is opposed by the Devil's advocate, whose job is to find all possible flaws with a potential candidate. Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she qualifies for this. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins and sees itself as the same Church founded by Jesus of Nazareth and maintained through Apostolic Succession from the Twelve... In common parlance, devils advocate has come to mean a person who takes a position for the sake of argument. ...