"In the end, it was Charroux who 'won' the battle of the foreskins when Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) issued a bull granting indulgences to any and all who made a pilgrimage to the Charroux foreskin. Just think - you could have sins forgiven by God just for getting a glimpse at a bit of severed genitalia! But then tragedy struck: the foreskin went missing!"
The Holy Foreskin
A History of the Fourteen Foreskins of Jesus Christ:
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But in 1983, thieves broke in and stole the 300 year-old jewel-encrusted reliquary and the holy flesh it contained. Presumably they only wanted the case - but what on earth did they do with the foreskin? Is it sitting in someone's basement right now?
I checked ebay, no luck.
I can only imagine the discussion [presumably at the club(?)], or train of thought that preceded the web search that led you to this. Oh joy.
So why didn't the foreskin ascend into heaven with the rest of him? Is the foreskin less holy? Inquiring minds want to know.
According to the Church, his foreskin, hair, and fingernail clippings did not ascend because they were no longer attached at the time of his death. Seriously.
Of course, if I'd actually read the links I would have found that out. Doh.
In the vision, Christ mystically marries her, and his amputated foreskin is given to her as a wedding ring
AAAAAH!
Now I feel really inadequate...