sentences:  In recent years, numerous contemporary manufacturers of relic medals, holy plaques, saint statues and religious trinkets have begun to label their items as being "ex indumentis"; rather, they are merely pieces of inexpensive cloth or canvas that have been touched to an actual relic of the saint, then stamped out en-masse to be attached to their souvenir medals or statues.As such, they are 3rd-class relics and not 2nd-class relics, as the phrase "ex indumentis" implies.True examples of genuine "ex indumentis" relics are considered to be treasures of the faithful and should be venerated in accordance with theological laws.