That the tomb has never been opened in 2,000 years was not in doubt. Why carbon-date bones that no one doubts are at least 2,000 years old? To see if they are older than that, I guess.
Will relics of St. Paul be made available, I wonder.
BTW: For those who deny the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: How do you explain the total absence of any reputed relics of the B.V.M. in all of Church history? If the early Christians did not believe in the Assumption, wouldn’t there have been real and/or reputed relics somewhere? And if the early Christians DID believe in the Assumption, why don’t you?
They didn’t worship Mary (especially after Jesus rebuked them for giving her special status at a wedding...see Bible), so it’s not so strange that she wouldn’t be found buried under a church like the Apostle Paul, or her possessions idolized and worshiped in shrines....until much later. Interesting logic, though.