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For those who believe, no poof is needed, for those who do not believe, no proof is enough.
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Why is the Church not weighing in on the authenticity of the Shroud?
In my mind. Evidence beyond any reasonable doubt - certainly. Thank you for the post
In the church called ‘Santa Croce in Gerusalemme’ in Rome, there is a side room. In that room there is a computerized, full-size exact replica of the entire Shroud. You can peruse all of it from 3 feet away.
Studying it just in that way was a staggering experience.
In the church called ‘Santa Croce in Gerusalemme’ in Rome, there is a side room. In that room there is a computerized, full-size exact replica of the entire Shroud. You can peruse all of it from 3 feet away.
Studying it just in that way was a staggering experience.
The question I have about the shroud is that it appears to be a 2-D image rather than a 3-D image that would happen if it was actually wrapped around a body. The proportions look like what would be represented in a photo or painting or other flat object. So why aren’t the features significantly wider in proportion to the height, to account for the curvature of the body?
A small test we can all perform: Run a piece of string from one ear across the face to the other ear and mark it. Then put the string horizontally on a mirror and stand back and look at your own head in proportion to the length of the string. the string will be wider than the distance between your ears as viewed in the mirror.
Caveat - I’m not a scientist and I know there are a whole lot of FReepers smarter than I am, so if there’s a reason for proportions of the face on the shroud looking 2-dimensional, I’d be interested in learning about it.
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Given the level of knowledge in the 13th century, there would have been no reason for a Medieval forger to create such an elaborate work that defies 21st century technology to explain how it was created. During the time there was a thriving business in phony relics that were crude and could easily be dismissed as fakes by today’s technology. For this reason alone I doubt the shroud is a Medieval forgery.
Considering the fantastic amount of detail contained in the shroud, covering scientific knowledge that was unknown in the 13th century (and some of it unknown even to this day), I consider the hoax idea as 'not possible'. What does that leave us with?
“...there are legions of professed Christian’s who have no idea what it is, or that it even exists.”
Many protestants have told me it’s just another one of those “graven images,” Catholics are always idol-worshipping instead of Jesus. Like statues.
I believe it is a phoney because it is based on what the liberals believe Jesus looked like and not what the scriptures say he looked like.
Catholics are the only “Christians” who need icons and trinkets to believe they have gained Salvation. Then they overlook the actual “Truth and Way”: Grace through belief in Christ as the Savior; and, even that Faith is a Gift.
Mark