I would also say that one should be carefull about the "god helps those who helps themselves" people may belive that that is the implication of scripture either from the stories of Abraham, Joseph or other wordly storeisi nt he bible, or many of the "god blessed them and they prospered because they were good" or even in an Arminian way (and American christianity is v Arminian) that god saves and sends to heaven those who reach out to his grace

Joan of arc was burnt to death by the Burgdarians ( duchy of greater Belgium basically) and this had notthing to do with the Pope and everything to do with clashes between kingdoms that kingdom clergy got brought in on.  
 
Joan of Arc was made a saint early in the 20th century (I think by the last Benedict pope) partly I think to try and reach out to the v anti-clerical French government and partly to encourage the repressed French Catholic Church-it had nothing really to do with England and the 100 years war the motivations.