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nobody claimed to have relics which would have come only from a dead body. Teeth, yes. Vertebrae, no.

(Sigh.) OK, and I have an ovary of Abraham Lincoln. Obvious hoax, and with no ecclesiastical approval, I double-dog-guarantee it.

I'm not vouching for the authenticity of any relics. It is highly probably that 100% of them are fakes. I am just refuting your statements (1). That nobody has ever claimed to have had relics of the Virgin Mary and (2) That nobody has ever claimed to have had relics of the Virgin Mary that could only have come after she died.

To make a blanket statement that nobody has ever made such claims is hard to defend without extensive research. And just a cursory Google search reveals claims that refute both of your assertions.

Lastly, I don't know if the bone in the cathedral in France was there with or without ecclesiastical approval or not. But that's not relevant to either of your assertions!

jas3