Eucharistic 'Miracles'.(INVESTIGATIVE FILES)(Book review)

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Nickell, Joe | Copyright information

Did an incident that reportedly occurred in Turin, Italy, in 1453 (unrelated to the famous "shroud" later enshrined there (1)) offer unimpeachable evidence of the supernatural? How else can one explain the wonderful story of "The Miracle of Turin" and other Eucharistic miracle claims?

Introduction

According to her book Eucharistic Miracles, Joan Carroll Cruz (1987, xi) states, "The greatest treasure in the Catholic Church is, without question, the Holy Euchar...

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