Maybe Santosh, who has not examined St. FX's remains, yet continues his cynical insinuations that the remains were preserved in some artificial manner, can show us some evidence that someone has asked for permission to examine St. FX's remains and is being denied. Better yet, why doesn't he lead such an effort? > I am a proponent of the notion that sainthood should be restricted to the very rare deserving case, which is why I have publicly opposed the "fast-tracking" of Pope John Paul II's case by direct successors that he appointed, which I think is unconscionable. I would personally support any honest modern analysis of any saint's claim to sainthood. If the shroud of Turin could be examined in such detail, why not St. FX's remains? Our religion hardly depends on fake saints, and those whose faith depends on any saint have totally missed what our religion is all about. > There are many saints whose sainthood would withstand scrutiny by even the most cynical atheists. It is a well known fact that there are saints who were de-certified after evidence showed that they were myths, like Sts. Christopher and Philomena. > --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >When you have some facts at your disposal re. St. > FX, > >rather than cynical, sarcastic and after-the-fact > >speculation, I'm sure we'll all be glad to hear of > >these. > > > > That "anyone" should be hired as a Forensic > Pathologist is not speculation. "Anyone" deserves > that > job because he has proved that SFX is not an > Egyptian > mummy. Moreover, he has done it without actually > examining the SFX remains or reading anything about > mummification, Forensic Pathology or SFX. > > The SFX remains have never been subjected to modern > forensic analysis. This can easily be done if the > relevant authorities give the requisite permission. > > For those who are really interested in > mummification, > it would be useful to know that hundreds of other > mummified/saponified bodies have been found all over > the world, many much better preserved than SFX. Some > examples are the Taklamakan mummies of China, the > Greenland mummies, the Chosun Korean mummies and the > Buddhist mummies of Japan. They have been thoroughly > examined and their histological characteristics > noted. > The mummification process, both natural or > artificial, > has been well studied by modern Forensic science. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > >
