Remains of Apostle Paul May Have Been Found

Associated Press (excerpt) ^ | December 6, 2006

[HAL9000]

Excerpt -

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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[indcons]

Does this fall within the GGG realm?

[cmsgop]

Whoa...

[indcons]

Does this fall within the GGG realm?

[indcons]

Please ignore post #2: it was intended for FReeper Sunken Civ.

[Silly]

may be a double post. just checking.

[woofie]

Next they need to find Peter and Mary

[SevenofNine]

REALLY HAL?

COOL

[Dog Gone]

A long article was posted on this earlier today.

[Cicero]

Peter, yes, already found. Mary, no.

[woofie]

Peter and Paul ....not Mary?

[paulat]

Next they need to find Peter and Mary

I knew Ringo is alive...George and John are dead...now the "Paul is dead" rumor seems to be confirmed.

What happens if you read the story backwards???....

[Just Lori]

Exciting stuff!

[He Rides A White Horse]

"Our objective was to bring the remains of the tomb back to light for devotional reasons, so that it could be venerated and be visible," said Giorgio Filippi, the Vatican archaeologist who headed the project at St. Paul Outside the Walls basilica.

Let the dead bury the dead.

[Just Lori]

Vewy funny. Mary's body will never be found on this earth.

[Just Lori]

Have a link to share?

[Mercat]

ping

[mountn man]

Let the dead bury the dead.

And the living dig them back up.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

"Mary's body will never be found on this earth"

That's because the worms ate her flesh, same as with everyone else.

The Word of God is True - and every man a liar (Romans 3:4)

[mountn man]

Mary's body will never be found on this earth.

And why is that?

[j_k_l]

DAN BROWN WAS RIGHT!



no real reason to say this but i bet it raised a few people's blood pressure.

[VRWCer]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[Monkey King]

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.

[Radix]

390 A.D.?

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

[WorkingClassFilth]

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

[AmericaUnited]

Paul himself would be horrified at the thought that some would 'exult' his remains. At least thats what he wrote.

[IslandJeff]

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

[khnyny]

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

[editor-surveyor]

""Paul is dead" rumor seems to be confirmed."

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

[Grammy]

"Peter and Paul ....not Mary?"

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

[what's up]

Believing that Mary decomposed isn't disrespecting her.

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

[Dog Gone]

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

[adiaireton8]

That's called gnosticism.

-A8

[what's up]

No...not true.

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

Heavenly bodies are different as Paul says in Corinthians.

[uncbob]

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

How about those that were cremated

[GreyFriar]

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

[what's up]

You think the cremated wouldn't have decayed in the grave? Ashes, decay...all to dust.

[adiaireton8]

Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead?

-A8

[what's up]

Yes, and those bodies will be different (again as Paul says in Corinthians)...heavenly ones.

[ops33]

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

[quark]

A bit sacrilegious, but here goes:

There once was a man from Glengozzle
Who discovered a remarkable fossil.
He knew by the bend
And the wart at one end
'Twas the Peter of St. Paul the Apostle!

[razorback-bert]

Bones to be on ebay soon.

[sgtbono2002]

Pretty sick to see Freepers making fun of Catholicism.

Probably some of the the same ones
who criticise the ACLU

Some things are in bad taste to joke about, this is one of them.

[Izzy Dunne]

I am dating my self

You should really try dating other people, now and then.

[nothingnew]

ping

FMCDH(BITS)

[agrarianlady]

It would be kind of interesting, in a way, if it really *were* Paul's remains (which I sort of doubt), if it could be determined if he had any particular disease, i.e. the "thorn in the flesh".

[ops33]

I agree with you. A person can disagree with Catholic teaching concerning the Virgin Mary but the do not need to disrespect the Church.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

This was originally reported by Pravda and I was doubtful. Now that the AP has picked it up I know it must not be true.

[adiaireton8]

Of course our bodies, when resurrected, will be different, because they will be glorified and clothed with immortality. But your resurrected body will be the body you have now, not a brand new body. Otherwise it wouldn't be you. That is why, when you said that "her physical body doesn't matter", that's gnosticism. Our physical body *does* matter; it is part of who we are, and at the resurrection we will be reunited with our bodies (these very bodies), but our bodies will be glorified.

-A8

[AF_Blue]

Peter Paul Almond Joy's got nuts.
Peter Paul Mounds don't.

Peter Paul used to be one of the main sponsors of the orginal Charlie Brown animated specials, which is why I remember them.