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Miracles, Relics and Saints: Anachronisms in the 2000s

There was an eye-catching headline on the front page of a recent Saturday edition of The Vancouver Sun. “Saint or Science?” it read. Underneath, was the following sub-head: “A Surrey man, ravaged by flesh-eating disease, lay close to death. Given just hours to live, he suddenly recovered after a visit from his priest. Now the