Stephanie’s Blog- a snippet of my thoughts

There was a story on the news last night about a Roseville church obtaining a fragment of bone supposedly belonging to Saint Anna (aka St. Anne or St. Hannah), the grandmother of Jesus. It’s being kept at a Greek Orthodox Church there and is expected to draw people from around the country. From Catholic teaching, it is believed that St. Anna birthed Mary via immaculate conception, which is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from all stain of original sin. Since I am not Catholic, I do not share that belief and am often concerned that so many people will see an image in a sandwich or see a bone fragment and flock to worship before it. One man that was interviewed said seeing this bone strengthens his faith because it is something tangible. What a sad state Christians are in.
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