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To: grey_whiskers; Swordmaker; RightOnline

. . . . The image has survived a number of things done to the Shroud during its long history, including boiling in oil. . . .

I've never heard it was boiled in oil!
Could you give a citation or two?

Anyone?

92 posted on 06/09/2011 10:17:13 AM PDT by skeptoid (The road to serfdom is being paved by RINOs, and Lisa Murkowski is their mascot.)

To: skeptoid

No, it was never boiled in oil.

93 posted on 06/09/2011 1:09:17 PM PDT by RightOnline

To: skeptoid; grey_whiskers; Swordmaker; RightOnline

Try this link which has a pretty decent discussion of C-14 dating.

Search for the bolded heading "Carbon Dating the Shroud: charred areas" and then read paragraph 2 below that.

(To be fair, however, Raymond Rogers on this site finishes by saying, "The image is not a scorch. The cloth was not heated, not even boiled in oil.")

Your mileage may vary: it is important to recall that the Shroud was not kept in a strict forensic chain of custody since it was first discovered.

Cheers!

94 posted on 06/09/2011 2:00:54 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

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