We have the risen Christ. We do not need the shroud.
The newspaper account in hilarious. The Gospel of John does not say that Jesus guided the fingers of Thomas to His wounds. Perhaps the dingbat journalist should read the passage. There is no record of Thomas touching the wounds, only him saying, "My Lord and my God."
Blessed are those who believe without seeing.
John 20:27-Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
I find it interesting that without exception, the doubters and their arguments have not read the scientific, forensic, historical and biological records. Read "The Shroud and the Blood" by Ian Wilson. He answers every argument with facts from all these disciplines. As for worshipping a relic, I know of no Christian who would worship the shroud. But could not God's hand be in the recent advances in science and the revived interest in the shroud? Maybe there are some Thomases who need to put their hand in the wounds.