Posted on 12/03/2013 6:11:20 AM PST by marshmallow
What sort of religion keeps dead people’s bones, puts them on display, and expects people to kiss them? Catholicism - and it's awesome.
What sort of religion keeps dead people’s bones, puts them on display, and expects people to kiss them? This weekend’s news reminds the world that the veneration of relics is still very much part of the Catholic faith. As a fitting climax to the Year of Faith, Pope Francis put on display for the first time the bones of St. Peter, the first Pope.
The news headlines focused on the sensational, and many journalists asked the obvious questions, often missing the point and skimming over the facts to report superficially. There are some excellent questions that arise from the reports of St. Peter’s bones being produced: What are relics and why are they important to Catholics? Why do Catholics kiss the bones of dead people? Are Catholics really so gullible as to believe in the authenticity of relics (we know they’re fake, right)? Could those bone fragments really be the remains of Peter the Apostle?
A relic is anything associated with a person who has been canonized as a saint or beatified as blessed. There are three categories of relics: a first class relic is some part of the person’s mortal remains. The relic could be a fragment of bone, hair, skin, or blood. The relic is taken when the body of the saint is exhumed as part of the canonization process.
A second class relic is some object or part of an object which was regularly used or worn by the saint during their earthly life. There are many second class relics. These might include the saint’s belongings, clothing, furniture or a part of these things. Second class relics of Pope John Paul II, for example, include.......
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If I had Peter's bones, I'd bury then...And not mark the site...
Guess what?
There are no relics of Jesus or Mary..........assumed into Heaven
Elijah’s bones cured people. It’s in the Bible.
How much they gonna charge to see them?
Let us know when someone is healed by touching Peter's bones...It's been 20 Centuries...
Holy Cow, Holy Mackerel, Holy Mother, Holy Water,... HOLY HAMBURGERS! Watch out below, here it comes...(or is it already here?)
These are relics, and it is not idolatry. What’s so hard about that?
There are no relics of Judas either. Using your logic he was assumed into Heaven too!
These are relics, and it is not idolatry. What’s so hard about that?
Fixed it for you!
And Judas’ remains would not be saintly, but evil, so they don’t count as relics. You analysis fails. You are wrong.
You need to be respectful, you will account to God, there will be a reckoning.
It's not awesome.
It's perverted, sick, twisted, disgusting, and demonic.
If Catholics think that their fetish with the dead is awesome, it sure gives some insight into the Catholic mind and THANK GOD for delivering me out of THAT mentality.
Do you know Jesus as your personal Savior?
Gamecock you are ridiculous, I am a devout Catholic and have no need of your Protestantism.
“Petros Eni”
You’ll be back
Your Catholicism will not save you. Do you know Jesus as your Savior?
>>There are no relics of Judas either. Using your logic he was assumed into Heaven too!>>
Your own logic has failed miserably. You’re adding up dogs and cats and getting a parakeet.
Peter wasn’t a “Pope”, he was a Prophet of God and an Apostle. There are no similarities between Peter and Linus I.
The resurrected Lord spoke to Peter face to face. He spoke to John face to face. The Lord was speaking to John face to face even after the people “voted” Linus as the ruler of their church. The Lord never spoke to Linus and has never spoken to any “pope”.
If they have Peter’s bones, they need to put them in the ground and let the man rest. This is ridiculous.
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