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More on relics, the suppressed relics of Jesus’ prepuce and baby clothes.
Relics were big business for the church (380-2017), it was one way to fill the church coffers. One would find it difficult to find one unique relic. Take the shroud of Turin, there were several (as much as 50) such shrouds in the 16th-century. As well as the Shroud of Besançon aka Besançon Shroud refers to a religious relic historically associated with the city of Besançon, France, claimed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
What about the true cross of Jesus, John Calvin (1509–1564) said, “if we were to collect all these pieces of the true cross exhibited in various parts, they would form a whole ship’s cargo.”
The Catholic Church stopped featuring the prepuce/foreskin of Christ due to a combination of theological, cultural, and institutional shifts over many centuries. The Church’s decision to suppress discussion of the Holy Prepuce began in the late 19th century. In 1900, Pope Leo XIII issued a decree that anyone who spoke or wrote about the Holy Foreskin could face excommunication. This marked a formal ban on public discourse, driven by concerns that the relic’s veneration made the Church appear superstitious or backward in the face of rising scientific rationalism and criticism from Protestant reformers. The relic’s popularity had already declined due to mockery and scepticism. Figures like John Calvin and Voltaire ridiculed the idea, and the Protestant Reformation challenged the veneration of relics altogether. As the Catholic Church sought to modernize its image, it distanced itself from relics that were seen as potentially embarrassing or heretical, especially one associated with Christ’s physical body and sexuality.
https://thenewinquiry.com/venerated-members/. The final step was the discontinuation of the Feast of the Circumcision in 1983. This liturgical change effectively ended the official veneration of the Holy Prepuce, and banned in 2017.
Jesus’ baby clothes.
The Catholic Church does not officially recognize or promote relics of Jesus’ baby clothes as authentic, but several churches claim to possess such items:
Aachen Cathedral, Germany – Houses the most famous relic, believed to be the swaddling clothes of the Infant Jesus in the Marienschrein (Shrine of Saint Mary). According to tradition, these cloths were brought from Jerusalem by Empress Eudocia and later given to Charlemagne. They are displayed approximately every seven years.
Dubrovnik Cathedral, Croatia – Claims to possess the swaddling clothes worn by Jesus during the Presentation at the Temple, kept in its treasury and regularly displayed. The relic is sometimes referred to as the “Holy Diaper” or “Windel Jesu.”
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome – While not baby clothes, this basilica preserves a fragment of cloth called the panniculum, said to be a piece of the cloth in which Mary wrapped the infant Jesus. It is kept in a reliquary donated by Pope Pius IX. These relics are part of medieval traditions and are not verified by the Church. Their veneration is based on pious belief rather than doctrinal affirmation. Although relic sales were banned by the church in 2017, you can still buy yourself a genuine relic. http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/relics_for_sale.html
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