[jo kus]

"Where is John the Baptist's and can you prove it's him? This is the dumbest reason to make up a doctrine about Mary that I've ever seen"

Perhaps you didn't know that there are relics of John the Baptist?

Considering Mary was so highly venerated (HONORED!) by Christians, where are those relics? They have relics of other saints. What about Mary?

Regards

[wagglebee]

You seem to forget that the "Bible Christians" believe in neither saints, nor relics. Their beliefs are primarily contained to the worship of the Bible (though they cannot agree on any translation) as taught to them by a variety of quasi-ordained ministers and televangelists (though the teachings of these men are often quite conflicting) and their salvation requires regular donations to such ministers and televangelists in order that these "learned" men might adorn themselves in even more jewelry and travel in fancy limousines and private aircraft. And isn't it funny that these "blessings" these people recieve for their "tithes" bear a striking resemblance to the sale of indulgences that the early Protestants were so opposed to (and that the Catholic Church later put a stop to)?

[phatus maximus]

Greetings...Out of curiousity...Who confirms the relics are actually from the person that they are claimed to be from?

Also, why does no mention of the importance of relics exist in scripture? In fact, I can't find the word "relic" in scripture anywhere. Where/when did relics take on the importance they do in the RCC today?

Thank you for your insight. God Bless