The Shroud Of Turin Research Paper

Millions of Catholics every year go to worship the Shroud of Turin in Turin, Italy. These Catholics believe that this cloth was in the tomb with Jesus Christ of Nazareth. But, there is no evidence that this cloth is actually what it claims to be. “The linen cloth, believed by some to have wrapped the body of Jesus Christ...It shows the back and front of a bearded man, his arms crossed on his chest. It is marked by what appear to be rivulets of blood from wounds in the wrists, feet and side.” As it stated on Dailymail.com (Zolfagharifard). The first theory is that it is Jesus Christ on the cloth. As it says on Dailymail.com, “Pope Francis prays in front of the Holy Shroud…” (Zolfagharifard). The pope is the closest living person on earth to Jesus. If the pope is praying to the cloth it has to be holy. Next, as it states on Discovery.com, “...the strongest genetic signals seemed to come from areas in and around the Middle East and the caucasus- not far from where Jesus was buried…” (Zolfagharifard). This proves that the shroud had been in Jerusalem where Jesus was buried. “Benedict said there was ‘full correspondence with what the Gospels tell us of Jesus’.” (Dailymail.com) (Zolfagharifard). Benedict was once a pope …show more content…
As it says on Discovery.com, “The Catholic Church has never taken an official stance on the object's authenticity…” (Ghose). This shows us that is may not be real because the Catholic Church has never actually confirmed it. As the article goes on to say, “Suggested the shroud was made between A.D. 1260 and A.D. 1390, lending credence to the notion that it was an elaborate fake created in the Middle Ages.” (Ghose). This proves that the cloth could be fake. Lastly, the cloth didn’t exist in the Catholic Church until after Jesus’s death. “...the Catholic Church only officially recorded it’s existence in A.D. 1353…” (Discovery.com) (Zolfagharifard). This proves that Jesus Christ’s body is being