[CynicalBear]

>>Precisely WHAT PREVENTED even potential fraudsters from even claiming to have relics of Mary? They had every worldly motive (money, fame, tourist attraction) to make such claims, but they never did.<<

Do you honestly think that simply the lack of Mary's remains would prevent "fraudsters" from claiming they have them. Seriously?

[Resettozero]

Do you honestly think that simply the lack of Mary's remains would prevent "fraudsters" from claiming they have them. Seriously?

Peter, the first pope, may have hidden her remains just for the very reason that FRoman catholics could make this whirlygig of a backwards argument in the future.

[Arthur McGowan]

>>Precisely WHAT PREVENTED even potential fraudsters from even claiming to have relics of Mary? They had every worldly motive (money, fame, tourist attraction) to make such claims, but they never did.<< Do you honestly think that simply the lack of Mary's remains would prevent "fraudsters" from claiming they have them. Seriously?

Absolutely not. The mere absence of a body would not have that effect.

I am implying that the early Christian community all BELIEVED something that would result in NO ONE believing ANY claim by ANYONE--true or false--to have a corpse or any relics of Mary.

[Elsie]

Do you honestly think that simply the lack of Mary's remains would prevent "fraudsters" from claiming they have them. Seriously?

Rome: Get rid of ALL of Mary's stuff.

We'll claim she was ASSUMED.