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Shopping on eBay isn't so saintly saint·ly  
adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est
Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.



saintli·ness n.
, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the International Crusade for Holy Relics (ichrusa.com). The organization is calling for a boycott of the online auction house until it stops allowing relics to be sold and enforces its own rules barring sale of body parts. The boycott follows a decade of unsuccessfully lobbying on behalf of the saints. A recent search of "saint relics" on eBay found saint medals, but also the skull of St. Ursula. The ICHR ICHR Institute for Child Health Research (Israel)
ICHR International Champagne Horse Registry
ICHR Indian Council for Historical Research
ICHR International Crusade for Holy Relics
ICHR International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting
 says that many of these relics are fake, and if they are real, they are disrespectful dis·re·spect·ful  
adj.
Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.



disre·spect
 to the saints and the people who venerate them. "Our saints should be enjoying their eternal reward in peace, not having their body parts sold like cheap trinkets," said Tom Serafin, founder and president of the ICHR, in a press release.
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes
Author:Sweas, Megan
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Date:Feb 1, 2007
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