Faith is not based on facts - that is why it is called “faith”.
Personally, there are far too many things about this relic which imply it is genuine than any explanations that it is a forgery.
Remember Occam’s razor.
Most drivers have faith that oncoming traffic is inclined to stay on their side of the yellow line unless passing or avoiding a hazard etc.
If faith were really orthogonal to facts, this would be rather dangerous, no?
Depends which facts you factor, doesn't it? I'm willing to keep an open mind on this. There was a Shroud, but is this the one? We know that there was a thriving market for forgeries in the Middle Ages. Practically every prince had several. Using Occam's Razor, I get a different answer...
I disagree. Faith doesn't mean no evidence. (I'm saying this as a general statement - I don't believe the shroud is real either.)