Sorry...but this is just weird. All of it.
The just shall live by faith, and looks unto Jesus by faith, which comes by hearing the incorruptible word of God which is alive to the regenerate, but the lost look to the corruptible flesh for security and comfort, and imaginary gods and goddesses (queen of heaven, etc.).
St. Teresa, who died in 1582, is an example of how obsessed earlier Catholics were with relics of the flesh. After her death, a priest cut off her left hand, from which he took a finger, wearing it around his neck for the rest of his life.
Shockingly, there is only one survivor from the original team, the others having died of various tumors and cancers, likely side effects of the toxic chemicals expended during their work. Nobody is currently willing to assume their task due to the peril.