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What is the criteria for being declared truly incorrupt by the Catholic Church?
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There are no specific guidelines established. However, the body must not have been preserved or embalmed in any manner. It must be buried in a manner where it would be subjected to normal decay, not sealed in airtight coffins. The church officials must also eliminate all possible natural explanations for the phenomenon. Certain soil types and climates lend themselves to forming natural mummies of a sort. There are a number of 'incorrupt' saints who are not truly incorrupt as they were actually preserved by natural means. Incorruptibility can never be used alone as a reason for sainthood. In fact, it has little bearing on the canonization process.
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Criteria for what? There is no "criteria" listed in the Catechism, various Catholic dictionaries or Canon Law. You will have to ask a more specific question.
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I'm sorry, I have been a Catholic for many decades, I spend years in the seminary, and I teach in a local parish and I have NEVER hear of "criteria" for the Catholic Church. Further, I cannot find it in any of my reference materials including The Catechism, several Catholic Dictionaries, and the Bible.
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