“I will never understand the non-Catholic aversion to this nor the Shroud.
“It stems from YOPIOS. That’s it! “
Oh?
Maybe it is because no shroud, nor relic is necessary for salvation, nor a relationship with the Lord. Scripture has exactly what it takes for both.
If you do not base your evaluation of spiritual things on the Scriptures - as Christ did - what do you base this on?
“their aversion to the Blessed Mother.
I know of no believer who has an aversion to Mary. In fact, I’ve posted that generally, protestants make too little of Mary and Catholics too much. Better to call her exactly what God Himself does, instead of making her into a demigoddess or just another Jewish woman.
Show us where the Catholic Church says that venerating the shroud or any other relic is necessary for salvation.