User blog comment:Cort Fernandes/Gildarts Clive/@comment-27495746-20160113121807/@comment-24403746-20160113210124

That doesn't mean shit tbh. .-.

I admit Gildarts is immensly strong (how strong we don't know but still) but if ya look at the facts Gildarts isn't that known to the outside world. Yes he's one of the few mages in FT that has S-Class but he's always off to god knows how far. So how can the council be aware that there is a mage this strong if he never sticks long enough in one place for them to even know (or consider) him.

Beyond that he really doesn't seem like the type personality wise for a Wizard Saint especially now that they're also acting as the Magic Council.

If we bring Laxus into the picture he could've easily been offered a rank because he was witnessed defeating an entire competing guild by himself, beyond that a concidered strong ST mage (Orga) AND a Wizard Saint (Jura).

All in all it's more likely that Gildarts is still doing some random jobs here and there or maybe slacked off or something or he might be even in some random bar drinking his ass off (family trait).