Only if you're trying not to understand. Is it still a practice? I don't think so - I've not heard of recent saints being bejeweled by Catholics. Is it an odd practice? From 21st century America, yes, I'd say so. But was there a reason for it consistent with Christianity? Yes - other posters have pointed out the Biblical use of expensive oils to anoint the dead. It makes sense to enshrine people that have led some aspect of life that others should follow.
You could sure save a lot of time and effort if you would just read the article, is either answers or corrects so much of what you post.
As other posters who love the practice point out, these are still there in the Catholic churches, for Catholics to do whatever they do to these shrines of Gold drenched skeletons.
Unless they were put in art museums for us hicks from America to be able to see as great art.
“But was there a reason for it consistent with Christianity? Yes - other posters have pointed out the Biblical use of expensive oils to anoint the dead.”
That was a Jewish practice, and it was simply part of the standard funerary preparations, like us putting a nice suit and a fresh haircut on a corpse before a wake. Citing that doesn’t really offer any justification for digging someone up and dolling up their bones like this.