Schiavo, a martyr, was beatified for the miracle of distracting the American public long enough that God's will could be codified as law without anyone raising a fuss about it. Devotees of the sainted Theresa express their devotion by emulating the mortification of the flesh that brought their idol closer to the Lord by placing two fingers down their throats and regurgitating. In this way do they rid themselves of the uncleanness just as Terri did in order to receive the visions of Christ. Schiavo's last words were reported to be in the form of a redondilla, or Spanish quatrain: