Why St John Vianney’s heart matters
SIR – I can imagine an atheist reader scoffing if he stumbled on Michael Warren Davis’s account of the tour of St John Vianney’s heart in the United States (US news analysis, November 30). Why, I can hear him asking, would anyone think that a heart that stopped beating in 1859 is the “perfect” antidote to an abuse crisis that has devastated the lives of thousands of people?
But as a Catholic, I would dare to say that your writer is correct. While it is understandable that a materialist regards relic tours as a waste of time, those who believe in the supernatural know that there is far more to relics than meets the eye.
