Holy Bones Batman!

I'm a little confused. Some of the bones of St Therese are currently touring the UK in order that those who believe that the relic will heal may touch them and be healed.

I have a few problems with this.

1. If you believe that God can supernaturally heal an illness (and I do, having heard enough modern day evidence for it from trusted friends) then why do you need to rely on channeling this belief through a long dead person's remains?

2. You can't actually touch the bones. They're enclosed in a casket, so the nearest you can get to actually touching them is the box they're in. So does the box have the healing powers, or the bones, or the box but only when it's got the bones in it?

3. Due to swine flu precautions you can't touch the box, or as is more traditionally done, kiss the box in case you catch or transmit swine flu. So, you've gone to be healed of something, believing God will heal you, but you can't kiss the relic in case it makes you ill.........

I'm not sure which to treat with more contempt - the healing properties of a bit of bone, or the complete over-reaction we're having to swine flu.