Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 15:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(AP) -- A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew immediate skepticism from some scientists, who maintain the shroud is a medieval forgery.