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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture It seems cheap at twice the price. However, it violates Canon 62 of the Fourth Lateran Council: CANON 62 "From the fact that some expose for sale and exhibit promiscuously the relics of saints, great injury is sustained by the Christian religion. That this may not occur hereafter, we ordain in the present decree that in the future old relics may not be exhibited outside of a vessel or exposed for sale. And let no one presume to venerate publicly new ones unless they have been approved by the Roman pontiff. In the future prelates shall not permit those who come to their churches /causa venerationis/ to be deceived by worthless fabrications or false documents as has been done in many places for the sake of gain." [etc.]. Somebody is "headed" (sorry, I couldn't resist) for ecclesiastical censure. Best, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terri Morgan" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 11:18:39 PM Subject: [M-R] Saint’s head for sale? medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I'm a bit boggled by this news article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13522546 Both by the action of selling the saint's head, and by the way it is being presented by the news article. Sensationalism, anyone? Terri Morgan ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html -- John Shinners Professor, Schlesinger Chair in Humanistic Studies Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Phone: 574-284-4494 or 574-284-4534 Fax: 284-4855 www.saintmarys.edu/~hust "Learn everything. Later you will see that nothing is superfluous." -- Hugh of St. Victor (d. 1141) ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html