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Re:Fully dressed and preserved 350-year-old corpse of French... by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @04:25PM (#9655618)
> This doesn't even make sense from a Catholic/Greek Orthodox perspective.

Sure it does.

> Why would the body be preserved without the soul?

As a sign of God's power, as a message to others, the same as any other miracle.

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Re:Fully dressed and preserved 350-year-old corpse of French... by duaneb on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @05:17PM (#9655933)
> As a sign of God's power, as a message to others, the same as any other miracle

Well sure, but you might as well point out the stain in the corner is a "sign of God's power". It seems to me the "correct" approach would be to appreciate the ineffability of what happened, not make ridiculous claims about holiness causing preservation when there is literally no rational implication of this.

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