Exactly! That was my point also, see #6.
Odd that the Catholics venerate the Shroud of Turin, an obvious fake and contradiction of the Bible, but are having a hissy-fit over this, which agrees with the Bible.
I'm not too surprised the thing was nearly destroyed. I'm sure it's going to be.
Hank
Odd that so many reject the Shroud despite the evidence that it is authentic but accept the Ossuary which doesn't prove any geneology at all. It's also humorous to watch the Protestant clamor considering that Calvin, Luther, Zwingli Wesley and many others all believed in, wrote and preached about the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Please provide those passages of Scripture that state the Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to other children or that the "brothers" and "sisters" of Jesus are called the "sons and daughters" of Mary. The linguistic literalists get tripped up again.