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Vindicator ago

The Ghost Finders https://www.facebook.com/theghostfinders/ Was he interested in Satanism? Chapel of Bones Video of a Chapel that uses bones in the Church. Very creepy video. This chapel uses human skeletons as decoration. 40,000 of them.

I think if you look into it, you'll find it's not "decorating with bones", it's a catacomb. Praying for the dead among the dead is very ancient tradition dating all the way back to the time of the Apostles, when the first Christians in Rome would gather in the necropolis just outside the city where the bones of St. Peter and St. Paul were interred to say Mass. There's still graffiti there depicting the gatherings and the prayers people left.

carmencita ago

Wow. Thanks for the history lesson. I still get creepy vibes from catacombs though. Reminds me too much of tunnels we have researched on here. If I ever made it there I would be left behind on that tour.

QueenB ago

Back in the gnostic roots of christianity, before it was co-opted by the Roman State, they were considered a dangerous cult and had to worship in secret. Worshipping in the necropolis is also likely because they did not believe in cremation and had to hold masses in public spaces, so they probably got more privacy there.

carmencita ago

We may be driven underground again. It's happening in China right now. Taking Bibles. /very Scary.