The foreskin of Jesus, removed when he was ritually circumcised some 2000 plus years ago, was preserved as a holy relic in the small parish church of Calcata in Italy till 1983. The Pope had long ago banned the worship of the foreskin which was known among the Catholic devotees as the Holy Prepuce. Despite the ban, the villagers of Calcata continued their annual procession with the foreskin until 1983. Fed up with the silliness of the people, the parish priest m...