OK, take a deep breath. If we had the body of the woman who we call the Blessed Mother of God, do you think there's ANY chance we wouldn't be parading it all over the place? I mean come on, we've got places claiming to have all sorts of strange relics, if someone thought they had the body of the BVM (or maybe even thought they could get away with claiming they had the body...) we'd never hear the end of it. You wanna talk about Madonna on tour? That'd be a procession that would drive puritans to drink.
There's also the Church of the Holy Sepulcher which is all about an empty tomb as well.
Nope, not a chance it would be broken up in little pieces and sold to the highest bidder.. for the good of their soul..it does cost money to keep the palace at rome and all the popes furs..
I mean come on, we've got places claiming to have all sorts of strange relics, if someone thought they had the body of the BVM (or maybe even thought they could get away with claiming they had the body...) we'd never hear the end of it. You wanna talk about Madonna on tour? That'd be a procession that would drive puritans to drink.
My point WAS why would the church speculate on where Mary's tomb is, if they believe she was assumed.. (perhaps while still alive.. but not YET a doctrine)