[j.havenfarm]

No, you pay attention, braniac. The carbon 14 tests were done what, 20, 22 years ago? They don't seem to have been in any big hurry to produce a contrary result. On top of which, your comment characterizes Vatican motive that is not stated by any of the persons quoted in the article and there is no Vatican comment as to why they have proceeded in this way. You have jumped to your conclusion, and just because you have such deep insight does not mean that you are right.

[gcruse]

Experts on the Shroud of Turin said Wednesday they felt frustrated and betrayed
to learn a Swiss textile expert had obtained Vatican approval to test the sacred
cloth without involvement from the international scientific community.

Ah, we've come full circle.  Now I'll ask you.  What do you
think was the Vatican's motivation for secretly contracting
with a hand-picked lab to test more of the cloth?

[HumanaeVitae]

Also, an electron microsope that was trained over one of the "eyes" of the shroud clearly picked out the words "UCAI", part of an inscription of a Roman lepton that was only issued in upper Palestine, i.e. Jerusalem, under Pontius Pilate between 29-31 AD. But anyway, who cares. You don't wanna see it, you ain't gonna see it. I didn't come to FR to proselytize. If people want the "Full Dante" in the next world be my guest.

[MonroeDNA]

If the shroud does not date to what the bible says, well, then, maybe the bible is wrong about dates. As in, not fallable.

That would mean that people would have to think for themselves, and search for God on their own.