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Religious fraud

  • Abuse of relics
  • Fraudulent miracles

Nature

The creation, sale, or distribution of false relics is prohibited under pain of excommunication.

Incidence

There are numerous incidents of weeping statutes doctored with chemicals or fat, fake stigmata, fraudulent faith healers and other religious hoaxes.

Broader

Simony
Presentable

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Strategy

Stealing relics
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Value

Nonreligious
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Fraud
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Abuse
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • Societal problems » Crime
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Religious practice » Religion
  • Religious practice » Places of worship
  • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024