Yes, the practice was once fairly common, but Animal can be excused because it is now exotic. But frankly, I’m proud of that history, not ashamed. These Catholics had plenty of jewels, but jewels cannot feed people, or cure the sick. They could be sold to other kings, but that’s only passing on the evil of vanity, encouraging some other king to trade useful sustenance for vanity. Rather, they glorified not their own bodies, but the memories of those who were now glorified by Christ.
“they glorified not their own bodies, but the memories of those who were now glorified by Christ.”
And this is where we part ways, dangus. We are not to glorify memories of the dead. The dead are the dead and have no need of anything from the living.