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Remains of Apostle Paul May Have Been Found
Associated Press (excerpt) ^ | December 6, 2006

Posted on 12/06/2006 4:29:58 PM PST by HAL9000

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ROME (AP) - Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica.

The sarcophagus, which dates back to at least A.D. 390, has been the subject of an extended excavation that began in 2002 and was completed last month, the project's head said this week.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apostle; apostlepaul; archaeology; catholic; christianity; godsgravesglyphs; paul; relics; rome; saintpaul; stpaul; vatican
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DAN BROWN WAS RIGHT!



no real reason to say this but i bet it raised a few people's blood pressure.
21 posted on 12/06/2006 4:41:41 PM PST by j_k_l
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To: Just Lori

I was just thinking the same thing!


22 posted on 12/06/2006 4:49:41 PM PST by VRWCer ("The Bible is the Rock on which this Republic rests." - President Andrew Jackson)
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To: HAL9000

Let him lie in peace. His work on this earth is done.

I fear some will pay more attention to his (putative) remains than to his words which speak to us down through the millenia. We won't find "the Truth" poking around his bones.


23 posted on 12/06/2006 4:52:48 PM PST by Monkey King
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To: HAL9000

390 A.D.?

That is about 300 years after the fact of Pauls demise.....


24 posted on 12/06/2006 4:52:53 PM PST by Radix (Don't mind me, I post dumb stuff all of the time.)
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To: He Rides A White Horse

Agree totally. Paul, himself, would have been disgusted (i.e., Less of me, more of Christ).


25 posted on 12/06/2006 4:54:16 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth (Ever learning . . .)
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To: Monkey King
Paul himself would be horrified at the thought that some would 'exult' his remains. At least thats what he wrote.
26 posted on 12/06/2006 4:54:47 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Monkey King

Nicely stated. Put up a plaque and let him rest.


27 posted on 12/06/2006 4:56:41 PM PST by IslandJeff (FR mail me to be added to the Type I Diabetes ping list)
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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg

If you believe Jesus is God, you really shouldn't disrespect His mother, Mary.


28 posted on 12/06/2006 4:58:08 PM PST by khnyny (God Bless the Republic for which it stands)
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To: paulat
""Paul is dead" rumor seems to be confirmed."

At least if Heather has anything to do with it... ;o)

29 posted on 12/06/2006 4:58:49 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Atheist and Fool are synonyms; Evolution is where fools hide from the sunrise)
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To: woofie
"Peter and Paul ....not Mary?"

It's a candy company. (I know, I am dating my self)

30 posted on 12/06/2006 5:01:28 PM PST by Grammy
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To: khnyny
Believing that Mary decomposed isn't disrespecting her.

Her physical body doesn't matter. Her spirit is in Heaven...the part that counts.

31 posted on 12/06/2006 5:04:56 PM PST by what's up
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To: Just Lori

Sure, but anyone who knows how to use the search function should be able to find it without my help.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1749237/posts


32 posted on 12/06/2006 5:05:26 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: what's up
That's called gnosticism.

-A8

33 posted on 12/06/2006 5:07:02 PM PST by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: adiaireton8
No...not true.

Our bodies decay in the grave. That's just a fact.

Heavenly bodies are different as Paul says in Corinthians.

34 posted on 12/06/2006 5:08:18 PM PST by what's up
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To: what's up
Our bodies decay in the grave. That's just a fact.

How about those that were cremated
35 posted on 12/06/2006 5:09:33 PM PST by uncbob
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To: zot; Interesting Times; SeraphimApprentice

Ping. Who knows? (God knows but not the Shadow)


36 posted on 12/06/2006 5:10:41 PM PST by GreyFriar ( (3rd Armored Division - Spearhead))
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To: uncbob
You think the cremated wouldn't have decayed in the grave? Ashes, decay...all to dust.
37 posted on 12/06/2006 5:11:38 PM PST by what's up
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To: what's up
Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead?

-A8

38 posted on 12/06/2006 5:11:38 PM PST by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: adiaireton8
Yes, and those bodies will be different (again as Paul says in Corinthians)...heavenly ones.
39 posted on 12/06/2006 5:13:00 PM PST by what's up
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To: mountn man

According to Catholic teaching, Mary's body was assumed into Heaven upon her death.


40 posted on 12/06/2006 5:16:23 PM PST by ops33 (Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
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