[RoughDobermann]

Until something uncontrovertable comes along, I will remain firmly on the side of those that say its the longest running hoax in history.

There's the rub... Nothing ever will. The Shroud is an article of FAITH, not something that can ever be verified.

[Badeye]

Yep. And I don't have a problem with others using "blind faith" in this regard.

Its just not for me.

I believe in God....I remain highly skeptical of the institutions Man has raised up in worship of God.

[trad_anglican]

The Shroud is an article of FAITH, not something that can ever be verified.

This is correct. The Shroud could be proven to be a hoax, but could never be proven to be the burial cloth of Christ. However, if it can't be proven to be a hoax, which it can't until the source of the image can be determined without doubt, then which is more likely, genuine or hoax? The longer it remains a mystery, the more likely its authenticity, in my opinion.

[Arthur McGowan]

The Shroud is not an article or object of faith. The Christian Faith says absolutely nothing about the Shroud. It stands or falls entirely on the scientific evidence. The evidence is overwhelming that the image is the image of an actual body, and that only one man in history was crowned with thorns, scourged head-to-toe, crucified, buried, and rose from the dead before the decay of his body destroyed the shroud he was buried in.