It looks like paper mache. Can anyone explain to me why? Is it fake on top and her actual body is underneath? If so, why not show the actual body. Makes one doubt the claims.
That is what a dead body looks like. Especially if the person was elderly, because at an advanced age the skin often takes on a thin and papery quality. This is accentuated by the dehydration that takes place after death. Incorrupt does not mean that person appears to be alive, but rather that the corpse or a part thereof is preserved to a degree that medical science cannot explain.
They used a thin wax over her hands and face because people were touching them and they were afraid her body would be damaged, etc. Here body was and is not embalmed or sealed in wax; Not "cheating" by any means!
For the life of me, I cannot imagine why anyone is permitted to touch the body or garments, if there is the possibility that it is miraculously incorrupt. Seems like an invitation to destroy evidence and is sacrilegious.
This is great stuff! What a blessing for American Catholics. I hope her story gets worldwide attention.
This is amazing! Thanks for reporting on this. I hope that Sr. Wilhelmina’s cause for canonization may one day be opened.
As the foundress of a community that follows...the Old Ways...apparently God loves a "Backwardist!" Huzzah!
That is interesting, thanks.
One little thing:
"The condition of her body is highly atypical for the interval of nearly four years since her death...."
This paragraph appears twice, in par. 4 and 7
Amazing! Such an astonishing, tangible sign of the gift of hope we have in the Resurrection! 🕊️
It looks like paper mache. Can anyone explain to me why? Is it fake on top and her actual body is underneath? If so, why not show the actual body. Makes one doubt the claims.
That is what a dead body looks like. Especially if the person was elderly, because at an advanced age the skin often takes on a thin and papery quality. This is accentuated by the dehydration that takes place after death. Incorrupt does not mean that person appears to be alive, but rather that the corpse or a part thereof is preserved to a degree that medical science cannot explain.
I see dead bodies at work all the time. This looks fake.
Areas of exposed skin (hands, face) had a thin layer of wax spread over them, which contributes to the odd appearance.
Seems like cheating.
They used a thin wax over her hands and face because people were touching them and they were afraid her body would be damaged, etc. Here body was and is not embalmed or sealed in wax; Not "cheating" by any means!
For the life of me, I cannot imagine why anyone is permitted to touch the body or garments, if there is the possibility that it is miraculously incorrupt. Seems like an invitation to destroy evidence and is sacrilegious.
Praise Christ! This is particularly special to me, as a Benedictine Oblate in the midwest.
Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, pray for us, that we may share in the eternal reward with Sr. Wilhelmena!