[Doctor Don]

I do not believe the shroud is authentic. In Jesus' day the body was wrapped in many pieces of cloth in cocoon fashion so that when He was resurrected an empty "cocoon" was left which the disciples recognized as a miracle.......usually only the face was covered by a small cloth. The shroud is like many "relics" found around ancient religious sites.......there to bring in the tourists and their money.

[Badeye]

Thats pretty much how I view it at this point. I won't disparage anyone taking this on "blind faith" however. As I stated earlier on the thread, I have a complete and total belief in God, I just don't trust the institutions raised up by man in worship of God.

And this artifact has been kept "safe" by one of those institutions. Not saying it isn't real, just saying I'm not convinced.