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Knowing that I am such a pope freak and love relics ect., my co-worker brought that to my attention today, the mother Tereasa baseball. I would get one, even if it was faked. Now, if only there was a baseball signed by the late great Alexander VI (Borgia pope, 1492-1503). I'd kill for that. Or any other possession of his. Sayyyy...there is a storeroom in the Vatican for past popes' belongings, does anyone know if that is accessible to scholars or lay people? wouldn't that be fun...a Vatican garage sale. Wendy Reardon Pope Joan II ----- Original Message ----- From: J. Michael Walker <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 12:06 PM Subject: Re: I need a clue - the Calcutta Indians bureau > > > S. V. Earle wrote: > >on the brisk trade in relics might be nice -- if there is such a thing. > > > Josef Gulka wrote: > >You might try Patrick J.Geary, <FURTA SACRA: Thefts of Relics in the > >Central Middle Ages> Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, > >repr. 1991. > >as a starting point. The bibliography is ripe with specific studies > >on particular "sacred" objects sought and gathered and 'transacted'. > > > In the "The more things change..." department - - > > Today's LA Times carries a report on the FBI breaking up an enormous fraud > ring, based out of the San Diego California area, that specialized in the > production and sale of zillions of dollars' worth of counterfeit sports > memorabilia - photos of athletes with fake autographs, baseballs, bats, etc. > > Why I bring this news to the List's esteemed attention, is because of what > is perhaps the most wonderfully inspired of the ring's works of fakery, and > a "relic" any number of us would treasure: > > a baseball autographed by Mother Theresa. > > > The meditative, speculative, narrative, and creative possibilities send the > mind reeling into the outer outfield. > Respectfully submitted, > Magister Levitatorum > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%