http://www.optionc.net/2008/09/lourdes-and-st-bernadette/ Christ is the best choice Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.optionc.net/2008/09/lourdes-and-st-bernadette/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Kelly Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:35:09 +0000 http://www.optionc.net/?p=97#comment-74 Keep in mind that the pictures that are linked to show only her face and hands, both of which were covered over in that wax long ago to keep them looking 'pristine', so you're not seeing her real body in those photos. As the article mentions, after the body had been washed after the first exhumation, her hands and face had turned black and mildewy and sunken in when exhumed the next time, and not quite 'incorruptible' as the church would like people to think. (Those particular pictures have not been made public.) In order to keep any more deterioration from happening, the wax was applied (making her look a bit prettier that she had in life, with a more narrow and pointier nose and more feminine eyebrows, by the way, not quite as swarthy as she is in photos) and she was sealed into an air-tight glass coffin (which would also help preserve her 'incorruptible' body for a VERY long time.) The rest of her body is covered in a habit, so it also appears in good condition, but according to the records, pieces of skin were missing, with the remaining parts being naturally mummified and covered in what appeared to be calcium salts (a natural product of biological breakdown.) If you saw what she really looked like under all that, you wouldn't think she'd just died (as the term 'incorruptible' tries to make you believe.) You'd probably think more of Egyptian mummies, which also have lasted for long periods of time while still looking something like they did in life, but aren't quite as 'fresh' as they could be... Keep in mind that the pictures that are linked to show only her face and hands, both of which were covered over in that wax long ago to keep them looking ‘pristine’, so you’re not seeing her real body in those photos. As the article mentions, after the body had been washed after the first exhumation, her hands and face had turned black and mildewy and sunken in when exhumed the next time, and not quite ‘incorruptible’ as the church would like people to think. (Those particular pictures have not been made public.) In order to keep any more deterioration from happening, the wax was applied (making her look a bit prettier that she had in life, with a more narrow and pointier nose and more feminine eyebrows, by the way, not quite as swarthy as she is in photos) and she was sealed into an air-tight glass coffin (which would also help preserve her ‘incorruptible’ body for a VERY long time.) The rest of her body is covered in a habit, so it also appears in good condition, but according to the records, pieces of skin were missing, with the remaining parts being naturally mummified and covered in what appeared to be calcium salts (a natural product of biological breakdown.) If you saw what she really looked like under all that, you wouldn’t think she’d just died (as the term ‘incorruptible’ tries to make you believe.) You’d probably think more of Egyptian mummies, which also have lasted for long periods of time while still looking something like they did in life, but aren’t quite as ‘fresh’ as they could be…

]]> http://www.optionc.net/2008/09/lourdes-and-st-bernadette/comment-page-1/#comment-43 RZ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:55:09 +0000 http://www.optionc.net/?p=97#comment-43 Amazing. I knew this fact. However, I had never seen the pictures. Really there is just not enough words to describe this miracle. If there is anyone that doubts God they should look at these pictures. Amazing. I knew this fact. However, I had never seen the pictures. Really there is just not enough words to describe this miracle. If there is anyone that doubts God they should look at these pictures.

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