re: #417 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

“Fearing the impact of naturalistic ideas about the circle of life, where the body is regarded as no different to other physical matter, the Vatican has decided to clarify its position on what should happen to the remains of the dead.”

But you can put still bones and bodies of saints on display as long as it is in a church or cathedral, right?

There isn’t enough of Europe to bury the dead. (In Venice, you rent space in the municipal cemetery-island. When the lease is up, you’re out of there.)

nytimes.com