Well, don’t cry over it guys. It is an insult to read illogical and poorly thought out “reasoning” regarding something as holy as the Shroud of Turin. That is truly the insult on this thread. And hence...that is what should not happen Swordmaker...
A fake Shroud is not in the least "holy." And there is no evidence -- none -- to "prove" it authentic. Nor could it ever be "proved," even if carbon-14 testing showed it from the 1st century.
Of course, if you WISH to believe it, that is totally, totally your choice. But you have no special right to run around claiming to be "insulted" every time someone tells the truth about the Shroud: that it is most unlikely to be authentic.
Finally, I refer you to annalex's post #205:
"The Church does not consider the shroud “proved”. One is not required to believe anything in particular about the shroud. There are signs pointing to that being authentic shroud of Christ, — its unexplained physical properties, consistence with what we do know of Christ and 1c Palestine, and the legent around it."For nearly sure it is a burial cloth of someone, so it deserves respect on that level. It does not deserve to be ripped to shreds out of some curiosity. "It surely reminds us powerfully of Christ. I am convinced that even if disproved by carbon dating or something else it will retain that power."
I disagree with none of that.