Vatican Has New Rules for Using Dead Body Parts

[Vatican Has New Rules for Using Dead Body Parts | Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries] "The Vatican's saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for saints. New guidelines have been issued that govern how body parts and cremated remains are to be obtained, transferred and protected for eventual veneration. The instructions explicitly rule out selling the hair strands, hands, teeth and other body parts of saints that often fetch high prices in online auctions. They also prohibit the use of relics in sacrilegious rituals and warn that the church may have to obtain consent from surviving family members before unearthing the remains of candidates for sainthood. The revised instructions lay out in detail how a body is to be unearthed, saying it must be covered with a "decorous" cloth while a relic is being taken or authenticated, and then re-buried in clothes of similar style. Read more. To learn how many other Catholic traditions oppose the Word of God order our Gospel tract Rome vs. The Bible." Pro-Gospel.org

Vatican Has New Rules for Using Dead Body Parts