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From: credmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: Worship of corpses by Christians
Message-ID: <3290@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 10:30:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 22 10:30:25 1986
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In article <544@ubvax.UUCP> sxnahm@ubvax.UUCP (Stephen Nahm) writes:
>
>When I was in Europe in 1978, I visited a Catholic church in Germany
>(Munich, I think).  I was astounded to see what has to be the most gruesome
>relic on display there.  Encased in a 4x3x2 foot glass box was the full
>skeleton of some martyr.  The skeleton was dressed in a robe, with a crown
>and sceptor.  The eyes were encrusted with jewels.  I couldn't believe what
>I was seeing.  When I now look at the photo I took of it, I still can't
>believe it.
>-- 

If you want gruesome, I draw to your attention the remains of St. John
Southworth, a Roman Catholic bishop who was hanged, drawn and quartered
during the reign of Elizabeth I (one of the less tolerant periods in
English history). His body was subsequently sewn back together and
silver plated, and is on display in a glass case in a church in London --
can't remember whether it is the Brompton Oratory or Westminster Cathedral.

Perhaps this is a good time to point out, in case anybody was in doubt,
that God loves even those who have very bad taste.