About Jesus!

[Violet]

Yes, but Elvis never died... he just went home!

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Not even the Catholic church possess records from when he was alive.

Ah, but they have a bunch of relics. Only recently Jesus' foreskin was stolen.-and let's not forget the Shroud of Turin.


During the middle ages,there were enough pieces of the True Cross and nails from the crucifiction scattered around Europe to build a small house. One can only assume that's exactly what happened, as none of those relics remain extant. I simply cannot imagine what became of all that straw from the manger and several gallons of breast milk from the Virgin Mary.


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Did the Vatican steal Jesus' foreskin so people would shut up about the savior's penis?
By David FarleyPosted Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at 12:32 PM ET

In 1983, as the residents of Calcata, a small town 30 miles north of Rome, prepared for their annual procession honoring a holy relic, a shocking announcement from the parish priest put a damper on festivities. "This year, the holy relic will not be exposed to the devotion of the faithful. It has vanished. Sacrilegious thieves have taken it from my home." Not since the Middle Ages, when lopped-off body parts of divine do-gooders were bought, sold, and traded, has relic theft been big news. But the mysterious disappearance of Calcata's beloved curio is different.

http://www.slate.com/id/2155745/

[chatpilot]

The Catholic church seems to have a sick fetish for relics they deem holy or somehow tied into their beliefs. Here is some more information on that matter and well worth the read just to give you an example of how sick and depraved these nut jobs could be.

http://www.fisheaters.com/relics.html

[Minimalist]

We have already established there were more than 12,

We have not "established" any such thing. Wishful thinking or belief in fairy tales establishes nothing.

Before you can "establish" that jesus had "followers" you have to establish that he existed at all.

[chatpilot]

Oh but he did exist and he did have followers Min according to the fictional tales that were spun about him. Oh, did I say fiction? Sorry I am just confused lol.

[Minimalist]

Obi-wan Kenobi had followers, too.


Fictional characters can do damn near anything, C/P.

[chatpilot]

Agreed my friend lol

[Rev. Rye]

Not even the Catholic church possess records from when he was alive.

Ah, but they have a bunch of relics. Only recently Jesus' foreskin was stolen.-and let's not forget the Shroud of Turin.

What I cannot understand is how the prepuce would have survived all those years. I just looked on Google, and I found out that, traditionally, it was buried. Something tells me that however long it takes for a foreskin to break down into an unrecognizable state, it probably would have long become part of the earth by the time it should have occurred to anybody to dig it up, and identifying it among the many foreskins that would have been taken off around the same time would be another matter entirely.
And as for the type of person who would have wanted to save the Baby Jesus' foreskin, the possibilities are mind-bogglingly bizarre.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

What I cannot understand is how the prepuce would have survived all those years

Obviously a miracle,like the multiplication of the nails from the crucifiction,and all that breast milk from the Virgin Mary.

I presume you haven't been to Italy? Not only is the place arse deep in centuries old churches,many have at least one rancid body part of some obscure saint.If you're really lucky,you get to see an entire mouldering cadaver in a glass case.The Italians are almost as superstitious as the Irish.

At last count there were three churches in Italy with the head of John The Baptist.

[Minimalist]

by the time it should have occurred to anybody to dig it up, and identifying it among the many foreskins

Perhaps it had a halo? Dead giveaway!