Relic revealed

Whether you believe in "Holy Relics" or not, most of us do have a fascination with the "what if it is real"?
German Christians will be given the opportunity to view the "Holy Robe", that Christ supposedly wore before being crucified.
Over the next four weeks, around a million German Christians will be travelling to Trier to admire the "Heiliger Rock", or the Holy Robe: one of the most important relics in German Christendom, that Jesus supposedly wore before being crucified. Stephan Ackermann, the Bishop of Trier – Karl Marx’s home city – has decided that the robe will be put on display for the eighteenth time in its history, until 13 May.

According to legend, Helena – the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine – brought the seamless garment to Germany, while the first documentary evidence to mention the relic’s presence in Trier dates back to 1196.  According to different versions of the story, she either bequeathed it or sent it to the city of Trier, where Constantine had lived for some years before becoming emperor.

What is different about this time is that Protestants will be undertaking the pilgrimage to view the Holy Robe. Whether you believe in it or not, I would see it, given the opportunity.