tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post4515903450837531404..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: I have just become the friend of Fr Faber!Fr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-54239634706944051912008-10-07T09:27:00.000+01:002008-10-07T09:27:00.000+01:00B, I find it very hard to believe this expert. I w...B, I find it very hard to believe this expert. I would expect clothes to decay faster than bones and enamel. Were clothes not found intact in the box?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-88288620647626895192008-10-07T07:23:00.000+01:002008-10-07T07:23:00.000+01:00My friends think I have Newman buried in my back g...My friends think I have Newman buried in my back garden!Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986690514568554656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-5086818972575961802008-10-06T23:39:00.000+01:002008-10-06T23:39:00.000+01:00Pelerin, I think the shoes are in the tomb."b"No O...Pelerin, I think the shoes are in the tomb.<BR/><BR/>"b"<BR/>No Oraorian is actually in his grave. All Oratorian graves are empty.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-23057227128303505382008-10-06T22:47:00.000+01:002008-10-06T22:47:00.000+01:00Well, according to my latest information from very...Well, according to my latest information from very credible sources, the "expert" who was presiding at the exhumation said that such cases are common considering the type of the soil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-28023237347019966392008-10-06T21:52:00.000+01:002008-10-06T21:52:00.000+01:00Like everyone else, I was astonished when I learnt...Like everyone else, I was astonished when I learnt that there were no mortal remains left of Cardinal Newman.<BR/><BR/>I understand the reason being given is the dampness of the surrounding area. However when you consider that complete skeletons are still being dug up from the WWI battlefields of Northern France and Belgium from waterlogged soil there, I am inclined to think that there must be another reason although what this can be I cannot imagine.<BR/><BR/>The story about Fr Faber and his shoes is new to me. Why was he dug up and what did they do with his shoes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com