Skeptics will be skeptics - Thomas had to put his fingers in the wounds. The simple fact remains that no one knows how the image on the Shroud was made - and even with today’s advances in technology, that image cannot be duplicated.
Faith, of course, does not depend on proof; quite the opposite. But the mystery of the Shroud is fascinating, and inspiring.
Once when reading an article on the Shroud I had my four year old daughter look at it’s picture. I asked her “Who do you think this is?” “Jesus” she said and went back to playing.
Faith as a child...
Which is why my faith in Jesus Christ would not be shaken one iota if the Shroud is proven to be a fake nor would it increase my faith if it appears geniune.
Science will never be able to prove that the Shroud is the burial garment of Jesus Christ but it could disprove it.