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Summary: Christian Immortals.
Review: A fine work detailing many Christian Saints who's bodies did not decompose in the usual way. The why and wherefore is a mystery to Christians but the answer as top why and how this happens is pretty straight forward. A good work for people who wish to understand and emulate Christ.
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Summary: Christian Immortals.
Review: A fine work detailing many Christian Saints who's bodies did not decompose in the usual way. The why and wherefore is a mystery to Christians but the answer as top why and how this happens is pretty straight forward. A good work for people who wish to understand and emulate Christ.
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Summary: Not the usual...
Review: Contrary to the above post, I have worked in several cemetaries over a span of 25 years. I have been present at many exhumations and have only come across a few 'perfectly preserved' corpses. The thing was...they were all embalmed. Cruz's book is well researched and the 'incorruptibles' presented cannot be explained away in the course of usual cemetary activity...I've been there.
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Summary: RATIONAL FAITH THROUGH SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Review: Even though fear, shock and lack of real scientific reaction is normally involved in this kind of subject, it is quite vital to figure out that this so called miracle deserves all possible investigation. For this and many more extraordinary phenomena happen in our world, it means this ( the miracles study ) is a topic for science to investigate, either to confirm it as non-explainable FACTS or to declare it due to human forces.Joan Carroll Cruz has really proved to be a firm believer that science has to examine facts of our world, in a very scientific and clear way. Someone may ask why science has to interfere in religious investigation; the answer is quite simple: because science has the means and duty of looking into phenomena of our world, in order to abolish superstition and confirm true supernatural phenomena. Still, somebody may ask what this should add to our world. We will answer with a classical catholic belief: there are over 56000 religions in the world. Which are invented, which is the revealed one? How do I know? Which is the best way to reach evolution, God Himself, true living...? If God really brings us revelation, it should be only in one religion; or can God reveal different and contradictory doctrines? Certainly not, for God's word is "one", not thousands! And the very best way to know which religion is the revealed one is to see in which one there are true supernatural phenomena ( TRUE MIRACLES=GOD'S SIGNATURE ). That is why Joan Carroll's book is immensely important; because it shows, after great scientific study, a response to this questioning which involves our lives in a very thrilling way. She shows bodies that still have liquid and living blood inside, bodies that are still flexible, that exhale very agreeable perfum... Above of all she helps us understand and be convinced that God confirms the doctrine of His saints and the church itself through this! It doesn't mean that only Catholics will be with God ( all men of good will shall be invited to be with God; God has His marvellous ways! ); it means that God confirms His doctrine to invite the world for rational and mature faith! Miracles do not confirm abbusive human actions ( such as the Inquisition and its abbuses and others ), they really do confirm the dogma, so that we can believe with certainty. Miracles promote rational and mature faith!!! Joan really cooperates with God, giving continuity to His invitation for people to believe in His marvelous plan of salvation, that is pure evolution to the very all of us. It is extremely exciting to go through this very scientific masterpiece by Carroll, which in other words, is a challenging reading based on deep and scientific investigation, in response to our very skeptical world. A one may no longer be an atheist skeptical or as a skeptical may have fulfilling answers after reading this book: against FACTS there is no argument! There is only the real need of redefining our concepts for science evolution. The Incorruptibles is worth every tear, challenge, page, information, study, analisys... that it does bring, as it reigns to promote rational faith!!!
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Summary: Proven miracles
Review: For all those who have ever doubted the power of God, this is a must-read book. With over 100 Saints included in this book, the author has spent numerous years researching and documenting the miracle of incorruptibility. No modern science can explain this phenomenon, and as the pictures inside this book will show, these are actual bodies who, after years of death, still retain incorruptible body parts. Once of the best examples is the life of St. Bernadette Soubrious of Lourdes, France, whose body is still perfect, even after being dead for over 120 years. No modern-day medicine or artificial means has been used on the body, only the miraculous power of God to show that yes there are Saints and these Saints are residing in Heaven praying for the rest of humanity. If this book is not enough for skeptics, they can travel to the different parts of the world to see these Incorruptible Bodies with their own eyes. Highly recommended book, and a great travel companion for those going to Europe.
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Summary: Proven miracles
Review: For all those who have ever doubted the power of God, this is a must-read book. With over 100 Saints included in this book, the author has spent numerous years researching and documenting the miracle of incorruptibility. No modern science can explain this phenomenon, and as the pictures inside this book will show, these are actual bodies who, after years of death, still retain incorruptible body parts. Once of the best examples is the life of St. Bernadette Soubrious of Lourdes, France, whose body is still perfect, even after being dead for over 120 years. No modern-day medicine or artificial means has been used on the body, only the miraculous power of God to show that yes there are Saints and these Saints are residing in Heaven praying for the rest of humanity. If this book is not enough for skeptics, they can travel to the different parts of the world to see these Incorruptible Bodies with their own eyes. Highly recommended book, and a great travel companion for those going to Europe.
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Summary: Excellent resource and truly inspiring.
Review: I good friend of mine introduced me to the first version of this book from the late 1970s. I was intrigued from the beginning. Ironically, I was studying in Rome, Italy, at the time, so that same friend and I went on a pilgrimage in search of incorruptibles. Not only did we find them with the information provided in the book, but the photos are fantastic and amazingly accurate...or, at least as can be expected considering the subject. As my travel companion and I discovered, taking pictures of the bodies is sometimes frowned upon either because of fear of tarnishing them in some way, or simply out of respect for the saints. Nonetheless, this book will definitely stay in my collection. I highly recommend this book. You'll be amazed and inspired!
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Summary: Well, maybe....
Review: I read 'Incorruptibles' expecting to be dazzled by corresponding pix and hard to defy happenings. Some of the pictures, I must admit, come across as morbid. It also dawned on me that the level of decomposition may not be a function of sanctity but rather of the corpse being exposed to air or the elements. I worked one summer in a Catholic cemetery, and though I wasn't an eye-witness, I was told that people occasionally moved out of state and wanted their relatives moved with them. On more than one occasion, when an exhumed coffin was opened, the body looked normal, asleep, with no decay evident. Some of these were decades old. So I believe that those 'saints' whose bodies decayed after being exhumed, were not miraculous 'incorruptibles' as the author purports. HOWEVER, those who remain the same and exude sweet aromas, then this truly cannot be explained 'in the natural'. This latter condition does eliminate quite a few of Ms Cruz's candidates. I do want to commend Ms Cruz on her research and her well-written first effort. Larry Pozzum Ronnow
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Summary: Interesting stories
Review: Incorruptibles, published by TAN Books, documents 102 cases of saints and beatified who have been shown to have bodies that have not decayed. Some of these saints (like in the case of St. Francis Xavier) literally were placed in extreme conditions, very conducive to decay and bodily destruction, but remained intact. Each case is carefully researched (which is a very strong suit of this book) and well-documented (102 cases in 310 pages). Each case is presented with a short review of the saints life (where applicable) and the case for "incorruption" (i.e.: conditions of burial, etc). The downside of this book however is that there are very few pictures of the bodies. I think that with all the research done in this book, that a few more pictures, and more close-up shots of the ones that were taken would have made this book an even better resource. As it stands, the lack of pictures and close-ups is what knocks this book down to 3 stars.
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Summary: Interesting stories
Review: Incorruptibles, published by TAN Books, documents 102 cases of saints and beatified who have been shown to have bodies that have not decayed. Some of these saints (like in the case of St. Francis Xavier) literally were placed in extreme conditions, very conducive to decay and bodily destruction, but remained intact. Each case is carefully researched (which is a very strong suit of this book) and well-documented (102 cases in 310 pages). Each case is presented with a short review of the saints life (where applicable) and the case for "incorruption" (i.e.: conditions of burial, etc). The downside of this book however is that there are very few pictures of the bodies. I think that with all the research done in this book, that a few more pictures, and more close-up shots of the ones that were taken would have made this book an even better resource. As it stands, the lack of pictures and close-ups is what knocks this book down to 3 stars.
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