The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud
( Italian : Sindone di Torino, Sacra
Sindone ) is a linen cloth bearing the
image of a man who appears to have
suffered physical trauma in a manner
consistent with crucifixion .[1] It is kept in
the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint
John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy.
The image on the shroud is commonly
associated with Jesus , his crucifixion and
burial . It is much clearer in black-and-
white negative than in its natural sepia
color. The negative image was first
observed in 1898, on the reverse
photographic plate of amateur
photographer Secondo Pia, who was
allowed to photograph it while it was
being exhibited in the Turin Cathedral.
The origins of the shroud and its image
are the subject of intense debate among
scientists, theologians, historians and
researchers. Scientific and popular
publications have presented diverse
arguments for both authenticity and
possible methods of forgery. A variety of
scientific theories regarding the shroud
have since been proposed, based on
disciplines ranging from chemistry to
biology and medical forensics to optical
image analysis. The Catholic Church has
neither formally endorsed nor rejected
the shroud, but in 1958 Pope Pius XII
approved of the image in association with
the Roman Catholic devotion to the Holy
Face of Jesus ( Wikipedia. com)
Do you think its a fake or real image of Jesus that is visible on the shroud?