Posted on 05/26/2023 5:28:15 PM PDT by Twotone
Hundreds of people are flocking to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see the body of a nun who died in 2019 and was recently exhumed, showing no visible signs of decomposition. The founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster’s body was being moved to its final resting place inside the monastery chapel.
According to the Catholic News Agency, the practice is a long-standing custom to place the remains of founders and foundresses under the altar of the church. Seemingly immune to the natural process of decay, the church calls them “incorruptible saints.” They say it is a sign of holiness and that the person lived a life so closely aligned with Christ that normal processes are delayed.
Wilhelmina was not embalmed and buried in a simple wooden coffin, which is said to have had a crack down the middle. Because of the crack, a layer of mold grew inside.
One nun told Newsweek, "We were told by cemetery personnel to expect just bones in the conditions, as Sister Wilhelmina was buried without embalming and in a simple wood coffin."
"We went out to her grave to say the rosary after the sisters finished the digging," the sister said. "Mother Abbess Cecilia looked through the crack made in the coffin, which very clearly occurred soon after her burial. She saw a totally intact foot with the sock on, looking just like it did when we had buried her. She could not help but scream with joy."
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The saying is “Black don’t crack”.
But why is she laying in state for 4 years?
She was buried. They were moving her body & found her in this condition.
Article says she was "recently exhumed."
WHAT?? She was BURIED!!!
I know Gower. It is conservative and sensible. This is something for that community. I am not familiar with the Roman Catholic Church discussed however. Buddy of mine was an elder at the Baptist church.
You’re an IDIOT! Also an ANTI-CATHOLIC!! Your UGLINESS is showing.....BIG TIME!
I once read that when Napoleon’s body was moved from St. Helena to Paris, the corpse showed little evidence of decomposition. Some people hypothesize that this was because the British poisoned Napoleon, and the poison acted as a preservative.
I’m not saying that this nun was poisoned! Instead, I’m pointing out that Napoleon’s British jailers might have been up to no good. Never trust the British. That’s what an Irish friend of mine told me, anyway.
The FBI wants you on their team.
This may indeed be as it appears: a phenomenon of bodily preservation, but the article indicates that the Nun has been on view for some time. It’s not clear for how long. Pretty soon though, the present atmosphere, temperature and humidity changes will begin to effect the body. So, there should already be plans to seal her back up very soon, before that process is allowed to begin.
They dug her up to put her remains in the permanent tomb in the church. The same as predecessor leaders in that group’s tradition.
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And probably the LA Dodgers, as well.
So do the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Perhaps she is in “purgatory”
Bring the kids...
Its probably just a reference to the recent discoveries that exposed what happened to thousands of kids in the RCC dioceses there over the years.
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