It contains 38 separate items. Among its directives: relics of saints and blesseds that lack a certificate from church authority cannot be exposed for the veneration of the faithful.
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Current canonical practice of verifying the authenticity of relics and mortal remains of saints and blesseds remains in place to guarantee that these relics and remains are preserved and venerated. Among other topics, the instruction outlines how to obtain the consent of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for the canonical recognition of relics and the procedure to follow for relics that are taken on pilgrimage.
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This is a joke, right?
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In Los Angeles, the full body relics of St. Candidus (a Roman military officer who converted to Christianity and a whole division of his men followed him, so they were all killed) are still on display for all to see. But the docuмentation papers were imprudently kept in a waste paper basket in a storage room, consequently an "over-zealous custodian" emptied the basket one day, so bye-bye docuмentation.
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The relics of St. Vibiana (patroness of Los Angeles) were kept in a sepulcher in front of the main altar in the Cathedral named after her, but when Roger Cardinal Mahony moved to the new Mahony Square Garden down the street, he buried her relics in the crypt, in the spot that is physically the furthest distance away from the Presider's Chair and still be inside the building. I.e., out of sight, out of mind, or, in exile.
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So either the quote above is a joke or what Mahony perpetrated on Los Angeles is a joke, but it has to be one or the other.
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