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 IS THE SHROUD OF TURIN THE BURIAL CLOTH OF CHRIST? That is the traditional claim made about it. It is a cloth that somehow has the imprint of a bearded man on it and was venerated in the Middle Ages as the shroud of Christ. The imprint of the image is said to have been made by the scorching light of his resurrection. Some people still believe this, though the Roman Catholic Church is not dogmatic about it. The current custodian of the shroud, Cardinal Saldarini, says, "It is not Christ, but a sign pointing to him." The earliest written evidence of its existence is from the 14th century (when, as it happens, there was a boom market in fake relics). In 1988, the cloth was carbon-dated to around 1260. So the answer has to be: unlikely. More questions about evidence |
Picture: the chi-rho symbol, one of the early Christian symbols for Jesus Christ, marked with other graffiti on a Roman brick. |
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