I am with you there. I really wish that my Church would get out of this relic business. It’s not relevant to the Gospels or our mission, and only serves to convince fellow Christians and others that we’re a weird, creepy cult.
Yup. OK. I can agree with you on that one.
It's not much different than the excesses of the word of faith movement and the getting slain in the spirit nonsense does to the non-Catholic church.
I suppose it's a good sales pitch...'C'mon down, we got the real deal...Only at the Catholic church can you get the real bones of Peter...Don't settle for the fakes...
I know what you mean and might have been inclined to agree with you back in my younger days. However, more recent experiences have shown me otherwise. We had a relic at our Church of St. Gianna Beretta Molla (back when she was Blessed Gianna and needed another miracle) and I tell you the place was like Lourdes. People were coming from all over in wheelchairs, on crutches, being carried in, the whole nine yards. There was hope. And it was beautiful. And so a couple of years ago, my wife and I travelled to NYC to St. Patrick’s to see a piece of Juan Diego’s tilma. Not quite the same experience, but very reverent nonetheless. NOthing creepy about it.