Don't tell the parents: Saint Nicholas was considered the Patron Saint of Prostitutes, due to a story in which he gave money to a man's three daughters for their dowry, who otherwise would have been sold into prostitution.
Although it is in the article:
The bad news: Santa Claus is definitely dead.
The good news: Santa is real.
Well, if the church concluded he is a saint, then he is alive and kicking.