Poles want pope's heart buried in country

Seattle Post - Intelligencer ^ | Monday, April 4, 2005 | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA

[alloysteel]

Not as unusual a request as you might imagine.

Compare with "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee".

Seems that in times past, a highly regarded person may have had several parts taken from the body and had them buried in various places, to satisfy the wishes of various constituencies to claim that "So-and-so is buried here".

Some politics involved with these claims, as you might expect.

[Blzbba]

Why the infatuation with dead body parts? This seems ghoulish to me, as does opening the body of a great Pope for this purpose.

[1Peter3v14]

What next, dip his heart in gold and worship it on an altar?

[BikerNYC]

Freaky wierd.

[Aggie Mama]

How is it any different than seeing Washington's teeth at the Smithsonian?

[Bosco]

Some folks look to be a bit ignorant concerning the role of relics in the history of the Roman Catholic church. Please educate yourselves before dribbling on about things you're not familiar with.

Education cures ignorance.

[sinkspur]

However, given modern day embalming techniques, JPII's heart is now unrecognizable.

[lizol]

This might happen only, if the Holy Fahter stated so in his last will.

Another great Pole - Joseph Pilsudski - loved the city of Wilno (Vilnius - today in Lithuania) very much. He knew he wouldn't be buried there, but wanted to have at least his hear buried there. And it happened - to was buried in his mother's grave.

[lizol]

Why not - after He's recognized as a Saint.
Do you have any doubts it's going to happen sooner or later?

[ladiesview61]

I think the Pope should be buried in Poland with his immediate family...

[Lori675]

Judge Greer ruled he has to be buried in Italy.

[af_vet_rr]

Not as ghoulish as you think, when compared to the history of Catholicism, and even Christianity in general. Putting aside the various scams that have popped up over the years, having body parts of important figures buried or displayed in more than one location was not uncommon.

[ladiesview61]

That was mean and uncalled for.

[lizol]

I'd like it too, very much.
But he doesn't belong to Poland only. He belongs to the World.

[Bosco]

I don't think JPII really cares too much where/how his body is buried at this point. Being in the presence of the Creator would make it small in comparison, wouldn't it?

[Joe 6-pack]

Frank Sinatra left his heart in San Francisco....

[twigs]

I believe the same happened to Dr. Livingston in Africa.

[kingattax]

guess whats going to be buried in Little Rock, Ark ?

[Siobhan]

It has been suggested in private e-mail that his heart was removed before embalming in order to be buried with the Kings and Queens of Poland.