A consecrated Host that had been placed in water (standard procedure for disposing of a dropped Host) was found to have transformed into what appeared to be bloody flesh. The then-Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) ordered scientific investigation.
Scientific Findings
Dr. Frederick Zugibe, a renowned forensic cardiologist, analyzed the sample without being told its origin. He identified it as living heart muscle tissue (myocardium) from the left ventricle, showing white blood cells that had penetrated the tissue, indicating the heart was under severe stress. Blood type AB.
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