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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Catholic here, and I"m surprised at the discussion of "gory crosses."   Most (not all) of the crucifixes I have seen show very little or no blood.  Yes, there are nails  through his hands and feet, but no blood showing.   In all my years as a Catholic child I never really realized or was told the gory details associated with being crucified.  I was well into adulthood before it even occurred to me.[/quote]

Oh, you've missed out on one of the greatest things about Catholic church history.  Love the gory stuff.  Nobody does gore like the Catholics.  The polychrome sculpture is the best.  Well, there's also all the reliquaries with body parts, especially St. Catherine's head in Siena, and St. Anthony's tongue in Padova, with tastebuds still intact!

Don't give me any of that whitewashed vanilla Protestant aesthetic.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/nov/18/st-peters-bones-christian-relics

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-800-year-old-tongue-tours-new-york-st-anthony-s-relics-on-the-anniversary-of-their-discovery

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