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The Daily Telegraph reports <\/a>that the Oxford scientist who dated the Turin Shroud as medieval now has significant doubts, and is open to a new carbon-14 dating test. A BBC documentary to be shown on Easter Saturday will bring forward new archaeological and historical evidence supporting the authenticity of the shroud.<\/span><\/p>\n

I personally am a sucker for all things supernatural. I\u2019ve always believed the shroud is a shapshot of the resurrection. The darkness of the tomb functioned like the inside of a camera and the radiance of the moment of resurrection imprinted Our Lord\u2019s body on the cloth. You see, I\u2019d always rather be guilty of believing too much than too little.<\/span><\/p>\n

On judgement day I\u2019d rather have the Lord say, \u201cYou know, that shroud of Turin and the blood of St Januarius and the incorrupt bodies of saints, and the odor of sanctity and the sun spinning at Fatima and all that? There were natural explanations. You were too gullible.\u201d So call me gullible. Call me a naive fool. I\u2019d rather be guilty of believing too much than too little. I\u2019d rather be a childlike believer than a grown up cynic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a good website <\/a>that gathers some of the latest research on the shroud.
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