The Catholic belief of “incorruptibility” holds that if a body does not decay after death, the person is holy. It takes two miracles to become a saint; the Church once allowed a perfect corpse to count as one. Incorruptibility is no longer a miracle, however, perhaps because so many tried to help God along. Oil and herbs were inserted into the muscle cavities of some older popes, for instance.... .... The Church decided not to rebury Pope John XXIII, instead putting him on display for pilgrims. More than 25,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica every day, and many faithful still believe the incorrupt state of his body is a miracle.
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To: Alex Murphy
Man preserving the body chemically is not a miracle.
They're frauds for making something up and then manufacturing the *miracle*. The only intent could be to deceive the masses into believing that it's real when they know full well it's not.
Whatever happened to not bearing false witness?
The church is creating and engaging and perpetuating deceit.
It is just staggering that people can continue to defend it.
84 posted on
03/25/2014 7:31:22 PM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
To: Alex Murphy
They could have learned from the Egyptians on how to do it...
85 posted on
03/26/2014 2:38:43 AM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Alex Murphy
86 posted on
03/26/2014 2:40:29 AM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Alex Murphy
150 posted on
03/26/2014 4:04:33 PM PDT by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Alex Murphy
162 posted on
03/26/2014 5:53:53 PM PDT by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: All
There was an ecumenical thread earlier today on this same topic - what happened to it?
171 posted on
06/28/2014 9:21:08 PM PDT by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Alex Murphy
Deception and naivety.
An organization that deliberately deceives people is NOT the body of Christ on the earth.
176 posted on
06/29/2014 3:38:27 AM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: Alex Murphy
The Catholic belief of “incorruptibility” holds that if a body does not decay after death, the person is holy. It takes two miracles to become a saint; the Church once allowed a perfect corpse to count as one. And ALL of this is backed up by Scripture!!!
178 posted on
06/29/2014 5:10:53 AM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Alex Murphy; metmom
Wonder what the take was from all these pilgrims wanting to take a peek at Johnny? 5 Euros a head?
180 posted on
06/29/2014 5:12:31 AM PDT by
Gamecock
(There is room for all of God's animals. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.)
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