Since it has now been accurately dated to the time of Christ, I expect to see renewed interest in this fascinating Relic of the Passion.
From Our Sunday Visitor
By Msgr Charles Pope
Question: Does the holy Church have an official position on the legitimacy of the Shroud of Turin?
— John F., Encino, California
Answer: The Church permits the faithful to come to their own conclusions on the shroud. The faithful are permitted to venerate the shroud, study its details and view it when it is displayed. However, the shroud is not part of the deposit of faith in which Catholics must give full assent of the mind and will. Our faith in the Resurrection does not depend on the authenticity of the shroud but on the testimony of the apostles.
However, the Shroud of Turin remains an amazing and mysterious artifact. How the image was made on the cloth, its 3D effect and photo negative image, long before the invention of photography, it’s faithful depiction of the details of crucifixion, the pollen samples from the holy land and, frankly, how this cloth has survived so long are all tantalizing indicators of something truly amazing and even miraculous. Carbon dating methods have yielded differing opinions as to its age, but there are complicating factors such as a fire that scorched the shroud in 1532. In the end, the shroud is of endless fascination and presents the scientific community with a puzzle as to its origins and features.
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