This man died 403 years ago. A wax copy of the corpse is honored in ‪Santa Maria in Campitelli‬ in Rome.
A Roman Catholic priest is offering incense in front of a wax figure.
Saint Giovanni Leonardi (1541 – October 9, 1609) was founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca.
The final Rule of his community was published in 1851. Two houses of the Clerks of the Mother of God were opened when he died, three others were opened during the seventeenth century.
The faithful Catholics carry this wax figure on their shoulders.
Giovanni Leonardi was declared Venerable in 1701, beatified by Pius IX in 1861, and canonized by Pius XI on 17 April 1938.
Priests in Rome stand in a circle and pray in front of the wax figure. (click on the image to get a larger copy).
The full "Church" stand and adore the chemical copy of a deceased person.
A wedding couple kneel, and a priest read from scripture facing the doll.
I feel there might be a connection her. Because Roman Catholic priest do dress up in female clothing, and many of them are gays.
The priests are conducting a mass, facing the doll.
Taking the wax figure out of the Church for a stroll.
The children help their father to entertain the wax copy of the corpse of a moral man. Curses are passed from the parents to their children.
To parade a wax figure through the streets, is frankly quite ridicules. Is there no Roman Catholics who can see that this in a not worthy circus? Not even for religious people.
Do they think that God of the Bible is a Jester, or just a joke?
Shame on all religious people who attend such assemblies of the wicked. Eternal condemnation is what they deserve. Mercy is what they have to seek. If they do not repent, they will all perish.
May Jesus the Messiah have mercy on all of us. Amen.
PLEASE TELL ME HOW ONE CAN SAY THEY HONOR AND OBEY GOD AND JESUS, BUT BE BLINDED AND GO ALONG WITH DEMONIC STUFF LIKE THIS??? WOULDN'T THE HOLY SPIRIT AS WELL LET YOU KNOW, NOT TO DO THIS WICKED THING? This is insane beyond reasoning when does your 'conscience' kick in and say, "this is wrong and you shouldn't be doing it"???
May God our father have mercy on you. Honestly to call our beliefs "satanic" is irritating beyond belief. and Christ himself instated your church. we are the NEW HOUSE OF DAVID. the promise rests with those who may offer the sacrifice, and last time I checked there was no temple.
The heart is the house of God, and our deeds are judged through our intentions, we are not sure what is right or wrong, the holy scriptures won't lie but our interpretations will always vary. Respect your brethren.
the holy scriptures won't lie but our interpretations will always vary. Respect your brethren.
The members of the universal Church are not permitted to be sure about anything, that the Pope has not made true doctrine. It is bassically only the Pope who can correctly interpreate the Word of God. In matters related to moral and true understanding of the Bible the Pope is not fallible. Truly a "god-man".
For the members of the true body of Jesus, the scriptures are not fallible. The Word of God is eternaly correct, and can be understood of all who have accepted the Holy Spirit. No man can set the Word of God aside. Neither the Pope, nor enyone else.
The Word of God is a living book. The Word applied by the Sprit, will guide me today. As it guided people 3.000 years back.
And last i checked, we are not worshipping statues or any saints as god, we are HONORING them just as you keep pictures of your family or you put statues of national heroes in plazas.