Credo: Relics of St Therese highlight the flesh and blood nature of Christianity September 20, 2009 by Fulcrum To many people Christianity seems to be a religion that fears the body, containing it and its appetites. From teaching on sexual continence to the exhortations to the faithful on fasting and abstinence, Christianity is connected in the sceptic's mind with denial. By Catherine Pepminster, Times, 19 September 2009 FulcrumShareTweetShare