How do non-catholic and catholics feel about the Vaticans decicision to open Pauls Sarcophagus?

Question

Its in the news on msnbc.com.

Answer 1

It just can't get any better! Historical evidence once again. After dealing with so many non-catholics who don't have a clue about what Catholics really believe and practise except what their pastor tells them and who know so little about history except that Catholics aren't Christian (another falsehood).
This headline will once again wakeup the ignorant as they discover the bones of Christian Paul are found inside a Catholic church and have been for 100's of the years.

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=48122

Giorgio Filippi, the archeologist who supervised exploration around the altar of the basilica, explained how his team unearthed a large marble sarcophagus. Just above the sarcophagus was a marble slab marked: “St. Paul, apostle.”

It is an “incontrovertible historical fact” that the basilica of St. Paul-outside-the-Walls was built over the Apostle’s tomb, Filippi said. But the exact location of the tomb had been lost to history. In 1823, when the basilica was rebuilt after a fire, researchers were unable to locate the sarcophagus-- which, according to records on the site, was located underneath the main altar.

Answer 2

I hadnt heard of this. Is there a web site?
I would also like to know:
I heard in the media about 2 years ago, that they had discovered the tomb of John the Baptist, then I heard nothing more.
Was I misinformed?

Answer 3

Here's the AP article I found: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_st_paul_s_tomb_3

I don't have any problem with it. Catholics worship God. There are many figures in our history who we greatly honor, respect, and even revere, but they aren't "untouchable." Besides, given how conservative the powers that be in the Vatican are, I'm sure they've thought and talked this whole thing to death before making the decision. It should be interesting, archielogically.

Answer 4

I don't see the point in it. We know he existed, we know he was martyred in Rome for the Gospel. I would hate to see them selling pieces of his bones to the "faithful" in order to raise more money for the Vatican or set them up as another icon or object of worship. Just leave it alone.

Answer 5

i guess its normal for them, cuz people like to open and investigate things they love to find out all the details of things even if it means disturbing a soul

Answer 6

WHAT! Hey, artical please! I never heard a thing about that.