Joan of Arc 'Relics' Confirmed to Be Fake

Discovery News ^ | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Jennifer Viegas

[SunkenCiv]

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[InvisibleChurch]

But accurate!

[dr_who]

Relics have the same worth as idols.

[Hegemony Cricket]

"The researchers believe the remains were first stored as "mummia,""

This must have been before the cop-killing incident...

[muir_redwoods]

I will never understand the fetish for relics. I admire Washington and Jefferson but I have no interest in their bones

But, to each his own...

[Red_Devil 232]

mummia! Thats a big meatball!

[JoeProBono]

[Claud]

It’s not a fetish and it’s quite understandable: the bones of Elisha and the handkerchiefs of St. Paul and all that.

But the standpoint of historical claims, one must be very careful. They were easy to fake and lucrative enough for a dishonest person.

[Claud]

Relics have the same worth as idols.

Acts 19:22...was that idolatry?

The theology of relics is often poorly understood. Of course the things have no supernatural power in themselves, but if the good Lord wishes to *give* them such a power, who are you or I to object?

In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that even a fake relic devoid of any historical value can be a conduit for grace if used piously.

[Kirkwood]

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[SunkenCiv]

heh...

[InvisibleChurch]

Now that's comedy!

[dsc]

“Relics have the same worth as idols.”

You have to be reading the entire Bible to know why that is not the case.

Abridged versions (intentionally?) leave that part out.

[colorado tanker]

No bones about it, Joan was a babe.

[SunkenCiv]

“How would you like your stake?”

[dsc]

So, nobody is going to mention that few academics could be trusted to conduct such tests properly and report the results honestly?

[colorado tanker]

Is it just me or does it feel hot in here?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

At St. Mark's cathedral in Venice, there's a small room lined with relics in fancy reliquaries. The finger bone of St. Jerome, the kneecap of St. Bartholomew, and so on. It's actually pretty funny to see them all together in a display case.