Thursday, February 18, 2010

Vatican Theologian Worried that Veneration of Sacred Objects Could lead to "Superstition"

Vatican theologian and biblical scholar, Monsignor Pietro Principe, has warned that veneration of relics is running the risk of replacing authentic faith with irrational superstition.

The warning came as pilgrims began queuing to pray before the 13th-century remains of St Anthony of Padua, one of the Catholic world's most popular saints, the Times Online reported.

The skeleton of the saint, who is credited by many Catholics with miracle-working powers, went on display in a glass case at St Anthony's Basilica in Padua to mark the transfer of his remains to their final resting place in February 1350.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7027842.ece

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