[Peter666]

This issue actually came up a couple years ago when they exhumed the body of Pope John XXIII. It had remained perfectly intact and people were making claims that the miracle of incorruptibility had taken place.

Now those who know about the current crisis in the Church know that it was John XXIII who initiated Vatican II and brought the problems to the forefront. He was a liberal prelate and not a saint.

When these "miraculous" reports surfaced, my first reaction was extreme skepticism bordering on outright disbelief. This is because the veracity of the Catholic religion is based on principles and Faith, not on miracles. If John XXIII truly was a saint, then it must be extremely easy to get into heaven.

Of course, a few weeks later we learned the truth. John XXIII had been embalmed and placed in an airtight and antibacterial coffin, consisting of three layers. Obviously this is was not a miracle, but made for a good test of principles.