Holy Foreskin, Batman!

I always thought the Catholic obsession with holy relics was a little odd. The idea that some tiny part of a saint or other holy person could heal the sick, bring good luck, or what have you is just (to me) silly. Sillier than usual, when it comes to religious dogmas. With that in mind, check out this article on Slate that asks the question, "Who Stole Jesus's Foreskin?" It tells the tale of the Holy Prepuce, the small town north of Rome which claimed it as a relic, and how it mysteriously disappeared. Is it a Vatican plot, with the Holy See "feeling a bit bashful about the idea of its flock fawning over the 2,000-year-old tip of the redeemer's manhood"? Who knows. Paging Dan Brown . . .