Posted on 06/28/2009 4:07:41 PM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore
ROME (AP) -- The first-ever scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday.
Archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for some 2,000 years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb of St. Paul.
Benedict said scientists had conducted carbon dating tests on bone fragments found inside the sarcophagus and confirmed that they date from the first or second century.
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Compared it to DNA from his doctor & x rays of fillings from his dentist?
I thought this was about a dead body in Minnesota?
Now if those xrays show a thorn in the side it’s a perfect match LOL.
Wasn’t Peter buried under the Basilica also?
Hmmm...
How can one conclude this?
Bone is Bone
Dust is Dust
There is no mechanism to establish identity conclusively
They opened a grave, for goodness sake
What did they expect to find?
The Holy Grail?
Now THAT would be cool
Of course...what was I thinking?
related:
St Paul’s tomb ‘may be opened’
Italy Mag | 27 June 2009 | Italy
Posted on 06/27/2009 4:34:40 PM PDT by BGHater
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2280921/posts
Oldest Icon of St. Paul Discovered
Posted on 06/28/2009 11:54:12 AM PDT by Mighty_Quinn
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2281263/posts
Rome Catacomb Reveals “Oldest” Image Of St Paul
Reuters | June 28, 2009
Posted on 06/28/2009 3:06:32 PM PDT by Steelfish
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2281342/posts
That the tomb has never been opened in 2,000 years was not in doubt. Why carbon-date bones that no one doubts are at least 2,000 years old? To see if they are older than that, I guess.
Will relics of St. Paul be made available, I wonder.
BTW: For those who deny the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: How do you explain the total absence of any reputed relics of the B.V.M. in all of Church history? If the early Christians did not believe in the Assumption, wouldn’t there have been real and/or reputed relics somewhere? And if the early Christians DID believe in the Assumption, why don’t you?
That the tomb has never been opened in 2,000 years was not in doubt. Why carbon-date bones that no one doubts are at least 2,000 years old? To see if they are older than that, I guess.
Will relics of St. Paul be made available, I wonder.
BTW: For those who deny the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: How do you explain the total absence of any reputed relics of the B.V.M. in all of Church history? If the early Christians did not believe in the Assumption, wouldn’t there have been real and/or reputed relics somewhere? And if the early Christians DID believe in the Assumption, why don’t you?
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I don’t know, but I’m thinking that I may want to visit the confessional soon..
Saint Peter’s tomb is said to be beneath Saint Peter’s Basilica, this tomb is beneath the altar of Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls.
Ok, so they weren’t buried together then? Paul is outside the Basilica? Is there a separate building?
What about the DNA?
On St. Paul and the Resurrection
On St. Paul and the Cross
On Paul's Christology
On How St. Paul Knew Christ
St. Paul's Teaching on the Church
On Paul's Dealings With Peter
On Paul and the Other Apostles
On Paul, an Apostle of Christ
St. Paul's Faith Based Not on Conversion of Thought, but Personal Meeting With Christ, Pope Says
Paul's Conversion
[St.] Paul's Biography
On Paul's World and Time Period
Pope Benedict said to plan examination of St. Paul
The Conversion of St. Paul
Remains of St. Paul may have been found
Paul's Teaching on the Church
Vatican archaeologists unearth St. Paul's tomb
Paul's Teaching on the Holy Spirit
Paul of Tarsus, Continued: He Lives From Christ and With Christ
Paul of Tarsus: Be Imitators of Me, As I Am of Christ
HOMILIES PREACHED BY FATHER ALTIER ON THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
St. Paul's Vision
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul -- January 25
Original Sin According to Saint Paul
St. Paul the Eccentric
Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls is a totally different basilica, it is called this because it is right outside the ancient Roman wall. Both basilicas were built a top the tombs of the Apostles who were martyred on different occasions and buried in different locations. Of course, there are some who claim that Saint Peter was never in Rome.
I've been to that basilica and it is beautiful. I love the statue of Paul in the courtyard.
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