Relics

[guno]

So what's up with that? Inanimate objects have magical powers?



In the Sicilian region of Italy, in the town of Palermo, on the mountain dubbed Pellegrino, nestled inside a cave, inside a church, inside a small shrine, lie the bones of Saint Rosalia.

Her story is rare in the annals of Catholic sainthood, as she wasn't martyred in a particularly grisly way. Instead, when she was a young teenager, Rosalia devoted herself to Christ and lived as a hermit in a cave until dying, of natural causes, in 1160. There, her bones lay for centuries, until a plague struck Palermo in 1624. Residents began having visions of "the Little Saint," and a hunter, looking for any kind of cure, went to her cave, dug up her bones, and paraded them through the streets. The plague miraculously ceased. That was good enough to get her sainthood, turn her former abode into a place of worship, and for Sicilians to get on their knees and pray to this particular set of bones.

Just one problem: The bones in Saint Rosalia's shrine belong to a goat.

This revelation came in 1825, from British geologist William Buckland, who, while on his honeymoon, made an examination of the relics and determined them to be "non-human." (Buckland also concluded during the trip that dark spots on another church's floor being presented as "drops of martyr's blood" were, in fact, drops of bat urine.) But rather than fixing the mistake and getting rid of the goat remnants, the church has the same bones on display today.


"One church had something they thought was the brain of St. Peter. It turned out to be a calcified potato."

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[IsaacNewton]

So what's up with that? Inanimate objects have magical powers?



In the Sicilian region of Italy, in the town of Palermo, on the mountain dubbed Pellegrino, nestled inside a cave, inside a church, inside a small shrine, lie the bones of Saint Rosalia.

Her story is rare in the annals of Catholic sainthood, as she wasn't martyred in a particularly grisly way. Instead, when she was a young teenager, Rosalia devoted herself to Christ and lived as a hermit in a cave until dying, of natural causes, in 1160. There, her bones lay for centuries, until a plague struck Palermo in 1624. Residents began having visions of "the Little Saint," and a hunter, looking for any kind of cure, went to her cave, dug up her bones, and paraded them through the streets. The plague miraculously ceased. That was good enough to get her sainthood, turn her former abode into a place of worship, and for Sicilians to get on their knees and pray to this particular set of bones.

Just one problem: The bones in Saint Rosalia's shrine belong to a goat.

This revelation came in 1825, from British geologist William Buckland, who, while on his honeymoon, made an examination of the relics and determined them to be "non-human." (Buckland also concluded during the trip that dark spots on another church's floor being presented as "drops of martyr's blood" were, in fact, drops of bat urine.) But rather than fixing the mistake and getting rid of the goat remnants, the church has the same bones on display today.


"One church had something they thought was the brain of St. Peter. It turned out to be a calcified potato."

The Weird and Fraudulent World of Catholic Relics | VICE | United States

Yeah just when you think people can't get more weird you find out they are worshipping goat bones, knowingly, and giving reverence to a potato.

And even up until maybe 300 years ago you could excuse them for being ignorant. But today? It is nearly too impossible to believe a human today could believe any of this crap. But most of the human race is not educated, and scared people will believe anything if it's 'magic' will protect them.

 

[guno]

So what's up with that? Inanimate objects have magical powers?



In the Sicilian region of Italy, in the town of Palermo, on the mountain dubbed Pellegrino, nestled inside a cave, inside a church, inside a small shrine, lie the bones of Saint Rosalia.

Her story is rare in the annals of Catholic sainthood, as she wasn't martyred in a particularly grisly way. Instead, when she was a young teenager, Rosalia devoted herself to Christ and lived as a hermit in a cave until dying, of natural causes, in 1160. There, her bones lay for centuries, until a plague struck Palermo in 1624. Residents began having visions of "the Little Saint," and a hunter, looking for any kind of cure, went to her cave, dug up her bones, and paraded them through the streets. The plague miraculously ceased. That was good enough to get her sainthood, turn her former abode into a place of worship, and for Sicilians to get on their knees and pray to this particular set of bones.

Just one problem: The bones in Saint Rosalia's shrine belong to a goat.

This revelation came in 1825, from British geologist William Buckland, who, while on his honeymoon, made an examination of the relics and determined them to be "non-human." (Buckland also concluded during the trip that dark spots on another church's floor being presented as "drops of martyr's blood" were, in fact, drops of bat urine.) But rather than fixing the mistake and getting rid of the goat remnants, the church has the same bones on display today.


"One church had something they thought was the brain of St. Peter. It turned out to be a calcified potato."

The Weird and Fraudulent World of Catholic Relics | VICE | United States

Yeah just when you think people can't get more weird you find out they are worshpping goat bones, knowingly, and giving reverence to a potato.

And even up until maybe 300 years ago you could excuse them for being ignorant. But today? It is nearly too impossible to believe a human today could believe any of this crap. But most of the human race is not educated, and scared people will believe anything if it's 'magic' will protect them.

And there will be con artists and parasites to foster this nonsense , and tax free too!!

 

[IsaacNewton]

So what's up with that? Inanimate objects have magical powers?



In the Sicilian region of Italy, in the town of Palermo, on the mountain dubbed Pellegrino, nestled inside a cave, inside a church, inside a small shrine, lie the bones of Saint Rosalia.

Her story is rare in the annals of Catholic sainthood, as she wasn't martyred in a particularly grisly way. Instead, when she was a young teenager, Rosalia devoted herself to Christ and lived as a hermit in a cave until dying, of natural causes, in 1160. There, her bones lay for centuries, until a plague struck Palermo in 1624. Residents began having visions of "the Little Saint," and a hunter, looking for any kind of cure, went to her cave, dug up her bones, and paraded them through the streets. The plague miraculously ceased. That was good enough to get her sainthood, turn her former abode into a place of worship, and for Sicilians to get on their knees and pray to this particular set of bones.

Just one problem: The bones in Saint Rosalia's shrine belong to a goat.

This revelation came in 1825, from British geologist William Buckland, who, while on his honeymoon, made an examination of the relics and determined them to be "non-human." (Buckland also concluded during the trip that dark spots on another church's floor being presented as "drops of martyr's blood" were, in fact, drops of bat urine.) But rather than fixing the mistake and getting rid of the goat remnants, the church has the same bones on display today.


"One church had something they thought was the brain of St. Peter. It turned out to be a calcified potato."

The Weird and Fraudulent World of Catholic Relics | VICE | United States

Yeah just when you think people can't get more weird you find out they are worshpping goat bones, knowingly, and giving reverence to a potato.

And even up until maybe 300 years ago you could excuse them for being ignorant. But today? It is nearly too impossible to believe a human today could believe any of this crap. But most of the human race is not educated, and scared people will believe anything if it's 'magic' will protect them.

And there will be con artists and parasites to foster this nonsense , and tax free too!!

Isn't that one of those sick car wrecks that plays over and over, people who give millions to these tv preachers who's only god is the dollar sign. It has to be one of the most vile ways humans prey on other humans.

 

[HaShev]

They used to parade around the supposed cabin they claimed was Jesus home, however at this time there were 4 or 5 other duplicate homes being paraded around at the same time.
My favorite relic moment is the one which surfaced around the time of the Inquisition.
There were found the catheri relics one labeled "Caput LVIII" contained the skull of a woman and this was sworn to be the flesh and blood tomb of Jesus.-oops
The significance of this snafu goes even further, as this is the time the Shroud is dated to be created. Perhaps a diversion and save face charade?

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

So what's up with that? Inanimate objects have magical powers?



In the Sicilian region of Italy, in the town of Palermo, on the mountain dubbed Pellegrino, nestled inside a cave, inside a church, inside a small shrine, lie the bones of Saint Rosalia.

Her story is rare in the annals of Catholic sainthood, as she wasn't martyred in a particularly grisly way. Instead, when she was a young teenager, Rosalia devoted herself to Christ and lived as a hermit in a cave until dying, of natural causes, in 1160. There, her bones lay for centuries, until a plague struck Palermo in 1624. Residents began having visions of "the Little Saint," and a hunter, looking for any kind of cure, went to her cave, dug up her bones, and paraded them through the streets. The plague miraculously ceased. That was good enough to get her sainthood, turn her former abode into a place of worship, and for Sicilians to get on their knees and pray to this particular set of bones.

Just one problem: The bones in Saint Rosalia's shrine belong to a goat.

This revelation came in 1825, from British geologist William Buckland, who, while on his honeymoon, made an examination of the relics and determined them to be "non-human." (Buckland also concluded during the trip that dark spots on another church's floor being presented as "drops of martyr's blood" were, in fact, drops of bat urine.) But rather than fixing the mistake and getting rid of the goat remnants, the church has the same bones on display today.


"One church had something they thought was the brain of St. Peter. It turned out to be a calcified potato."

The Weird and Fraudulent World of Catholic Relics | VICE | United States

The occult (which Catholicism is founded in - see Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop) has a history of using charms, talismans, amulets to conjure up demonic spirits / powers. Its just more evidence that it is a cult - add to that the "holy water" -"crucifix" - "rosary beads" - "incense" - rituals - and you can clearly see none of it is of G-d. (I try to remember to spell God's name - G-d when addressing the Jews because this is how they spell His Name) Thanks for another informative thread, Guno. You're on a roll here!