Article states....”Relics are the remains of those recognized as saints, whether it is a part of their body (first degree relic), something they owned (second degree relic), or even, though less impressive, objects that have touched a first or second degree relic (third degree relic). Catholics carefully preserve relics, honor them, and even sometimes claim miracles in connection with them.”.....
Why anyone would “preserve dead body parts” and display them for worship is beyond any Christianity I have studied.....that is just too close to cultish behavior if not actual.
“Why anyone would “preserve dead body parts” and display them for worshi...”
Pagan practice, with ncorporated under Rome and now claimed as tradition.
At one time, 18 different churches claimed to have the foreskin of Jesus’ circumcision as their relic.
My favorite is the church that claims to have the mother’s milk of Mary.