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The Controversy of the Holy Prepuce
Delve into the history of the Holy Prepuce, a relic central to medieval Catholicism but faced with ridicule by Protestant writers. Explore the Vatican's distancing from the relic, disputes over its rediscovery in the 1850s, and Pope Leo XIII's excommunication decree in 1900.
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