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Atheists & Agnostics

10 Turtle Day

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Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:24 PM

12 hrs ago

The pericardium, or heart lining, of a young man that recently died and that the pope declared a saint, was recently on display here in Columbus Ohio! Not the heart itself, but it’s pericardium. I find it both amusing and gruesome that obscure individual body parts are packaged as holy relics and tour around the world for believers to worship.

(Sorry if this is behind a paywall, I can’t tell because I have a subscription so it opens for me.)

https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2026/02/17/relic-of-st-carlo-acutis-heart-visits-catholic-diocese-of-columbus/88629762007/

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Where is the exhibit? Srkdqltr 19 hrs ago #1

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Pope Pus? MoseShrute 18 hrs ago #3

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I can top that! 10 Turtle Day 12 hrs ago #6

Now I heard tell of da Sacred Heart of Jesus. I don't know if it's on display anywhere. But if I find it, can I put it 3Hotdogs 11 hrs ago #7

Wow. progressoid 7 hrs ago #8