Posted on 03/30/2013 11:28:23 AM PDT by Steelfish
Pope Francis Links Turin Shroud To Jesus Christ As Relic Is Shown On Television For Easter
Francis has drawn an explicit link between Christ and the ghostly image imprinted on the Turin Shroud but stopped short of declaring the holy icon the true burial cloth of Jesus.
Nick Squires 30 Mar Francis made his first remarks on the mysterious relic since being elected Pope in a special video message as the shroud was shown live on television for only the second time in its history.
His remarks came on Holy Saturday, which falls between the commemoration of Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Francis referred to the 14ft-long strip of sepia cloth, which is imprinted with the face and body of a bearded man, as “the Holy Shroud” and asked: “How is it that the faithful, like you, pause before this icon of a man scourged and crucified? It is because the Man of the Shroud invites us to contemplate Jesus of Nazareth.
“This face has eyes that are closed, it is the face of one who is dead, and yet mysteriously he is watching us, and in silence he speaks to us.”
However his observations did not go beyond the non-committal approach taken by the Catholic Church on the question of the shroud’s authenticity. Observers noted that his use of the word “icon” fell short of the claim by some that the shroud is a “relic” of the crucifixion.
He likened the look of suffering on the face of the man to the pain and horrors endured by the victims of modern war and conflict.
“This disfigured face resembles all those faces of men and women marred by a life which does not respect their dignity, by war and violence which afflict the weakest.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
heard an interview...This is only displayed about four times a century.
What do you mean? In a good way? I hope.
Well, the Shroud is either a fake; real and the image of Christ; or real and the image of someone else. The scientific evidence to date has all but ruled out fakery. The chance of it being someone other than Christ is extremely small. And if it is someone else, then yikes!
Yes! The Holy Spirit is clearly with him!
““How is it that the faithful, like you, pause before this icon of a man scourged and crucified? It is because the Man of the Shroud invites us to contemplate Jesus of Nazareth.”
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When libtards started getting their panties in a twist about this dude right from the get-go, I knew he’s gonna be an awesome Pope.
he summarizes exactly how i see the shroud. Eyes closed but yet looking at me.
I am convinced this Shroud is Jesus' way of reminding us of his relevance and power. The fact that it's endured the test of time is proof enough for me.
Extract from the Article:
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, when he was still cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, said that it was “a truly mysterious image, which no human artistry was capable of producing”.
When he visited the Turin as Pope in May 2010 to see the shroud, he came close to endorsing its authenticity.
“This is a burial cloth that wrapped the remains of a crucified man in full correspondence with what the Gospels tell us of Jesus,” he said.
The shroud was “an icon written in blood; the blood of a man who was whipped, crowned with thorns, crucified and injured on his right side,” Benedict said.
Bump for later.
Beyond any possibility, sure, beyond a reasonable doubt.....we are already there.
Why CAN’T the Pope declare the image on the shroud to be that of Jesus? Why can’t the head of the church legitimize the proof of it’s Founder? Muslims have no problem declaring a rock as the most sacred thing in their ‘religion’. What’s to stop the Pope from claiming ours and-by declaring it- end all speculation for believers if no one else?
“Why CAN’T the Pope declare the image on the shroud to be that of Jesus?”
Because the TRUTH is that nobody knows. Church tradition holds that it is the shroud, but all we can really say is maybe. That’s what the pope says. The Catholic church doesn’t run around certifying everything as a miracle. What happens if they discover the shroud is a vey early forgery tomorrow?
And dude, comparing Catholics to Muslims is pretty unfair.
Sounds like you would never be able to make a decision as a juror or a judge, as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. No amount of evidence would be good enough for you. Suit yourself.
The Shroud is either a fake; real and the image of Christ; or real and the image of someone else. The scientific evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, that it is not a fake. It is also extremely unlikely that it is the image of someone else.
If you think there is evidence it is a fake, then lay it out. I am really curious as to what that evidence is.
You are the second person to post to me that believing in the authenticity of the Shroud is the same as believing in global warming. It is actually quite the opposite. Global warmers ignore and or cherrypick evidence to support their claim and that is exactly what the Shroud skeptics have been doing on so many of these threads.
I have read several shroud threads and posted to many, and I have not yet seen any well reasoned argument against the authenticity of the shroud, in full consideration of the evidence available. Maybe you will be the first?
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