We have some people in the government of Alabama who would benefit from a few glasses of such wine. The other method of healing was by miracles. This could be accomplished by appealing directly to a saint or by being exposed to a relic of a saint. This monopoly by the Church by faith healing delayed scientific medicine far into the 16th century. Martin Luther, St. Paul and Mohammed could have used this specialist since all were epileptics.
Many epileptics are prone to dreams which they consider reality.
Martin Luther believed in these things but he didn't like the idea of paying for them. Sainthood requires that the individual during his or her lifetime must have produced one or more miracles. To illustrate the duplicity of the Church in this process, the author recounts the specific case of one Francis Xavier. This man was born into Spanish nobility in 1506. He became a missionary priest and served primarily in India.