Comments by "Viktor\x27 vonthe Rhaefnhyrst, I" (@Viktor_vonthe_Rhaefnhyrst) on "London’s unburied dead; how Catholics sometimes keep human remains above ground and on display" video.

  1. Keeping human remains in sight is an ancient tradition hailing all the way back to the Cult of the Skull: that of the Reminder of Mortality. The Romans called it "Momento Mori" and it used to be a feature in countless portraits, paintings, and murals. In life, we all too often come to subconsciously assume that we are immortal because we divorce ourselves from death wherever possible; that Reminder of Mortality is a remedy. It says, "You're going to die like your ancestors before you and your descendants who follow; thus cherish life, do as much as you can with the time you have left, and ask, 'How will I be remembered and how will I be judged?'"
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  2. @@ozibits3444 The premier fixture of most, if not all, Christian churches is a crucifix upon which hangs the bleeding, thorn-crowned, and wood-nailed effigy of a desiccated heart-pierced Jew with head hung in exhaustion and desolation, forsaken by His Father and your hangup is a pile of bones or a skull? Okay, Christian; kudos to you for performing that feat of mental gymnastics...
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  3. @@ozibits3444 Are all Christians as inept at keyboarding as you suggest yourself to be or are you just that easily amused?
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