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Italian Scientists Assert Shroud of Turin is Authentic

Non-Technical - Jan 05, 2012 - by Henry B. Smith Jr. MA

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Excerpt Italian scientists have conducted a series of advanced experiments which, they claim, show that the marks on the Shroud of Turin - purportedly left by the imprint of Christ's body- could not possibly have been faked with technology that was available in the medieval period. Continue reading

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The research will be an early Christmas present for shroud believers, but is likely to be greeted with scepticism by those who doubt that the sepia-coloured, 14ft-long cloth dates from Christ's crucifixion 2,000 years ago.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8966422/Italian-study-claims-Turin-Shroud-is-Christs-authentic-burial-robe.html

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/sacra-sindone-holy-shroud-sabana-santa-10738

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