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Bodies rot. Who knew?

Evidently not the church officials attempting to exhume the remains of John Henry Newman (Britain's first candidate for canonisation in nearly 40 years) who rolled the stone away to find only the brass from his coffin and a couple of red tassels from his hat.

Hardline Catholics might take it for granted that the Cardinal's mortal remains have been snatched up to Heaven. But then you know what they say about assumptions.