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To: Aliska
Well, that might be true, or it might not. They don't call "old scratch" the father of lies for nothing, you know.

Anybody else got anything on that?
49 posted on 09/08/2003 6:46:16 AM PDT by dsc
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To: dsc
Another source:

"In 1925, the third and final exhumation of the body was conducted. This was the occasion during which relics of the sacred body of Bernadette would be taken. Doctor Comte was again asked to conduct the procedure. Once the surgical part was over, he had the body swathed in bandages leaving only the face and hands free. Bernadette's body was then put back into the coffin, but left uncovered. At this point, a precise imprint of the face was molded so that the firm of Pierre Imans in Paris could make a light wax mask based on the imprints and on some genuine photos. This was common practice for relics in France, as it was feared that although the body was mummified, the blackish tinge to the face and the sunken eyes and nose would make an unpleasant impression on the public. Imprints of the hands were also taken for the presentation of the body. Three years later in 1928, Doctor Comte published a report on the exhumation of the Blessed Bernadette in the second issue of the Bulletin de I'Association medicale de Notre–Dame de Lourdes."

From here with more info

You could probably do a google search and come up with more.

52 posted on 09/08/2003 6:59:01 AM PDT by Aliska
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