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"Ancient Christian documents strikingly confirm both the dogmas of the Catholic Faith and ancient ecclesiastical traditions. The study of Archaeology should therefore be considered as an auxiliary to the study of Theology and of sacred history."

"Just pay and the research will be done. And you can even find someone to publish it. It is undeniable that behind some of these studies there are groups that want to make people believe that the Shroud is a historical fake. One example among many: there is a fine documentary entitled La notte della Sindone (The Night of the Shroud). Well, this documentary was never broadcast by Rai because it contains a statement that perhaps some people do not like. This statement is represented by a letter on the letterhead of the Curia of Turin, which Cardinal Anastasio Ballestrero, then custodian of the Shroud, sent to his scientific consultant, engineer Luigi Gonella, in which he firmly maintained that in the matter of carbon-14 dating (later refuted by several subsequent studies, ed.), the Freemasons had a hand in it, wanting at all costs to prove that the Shroud was from the Middle Ages'. In short, there is annoyance towards a "real Shroud on the part of those who want to deny not only Christ but also his Resurrection"."

"The examination of a fabric is extremely problematic from the point of view of contamination, because a fabric is entirely exposed to the environment in which it is found. For a bone or a piece of wood, it is possible to sample an internal part, but this is not possible in the case of a cloth."

"(About the radiocarbon dating) All the sindonologists in the world, and there are hundreds of them, had contested that absurd verdict. Only those who had conducted the analyses persisted in defending it, obviously together with those who denied its authenticity, people who have a preconceived rejection of the Shroud, out of partisanship. Among the Sindonologists there are many scientists, including non-Catholics, who had judged the angle of the sample to be unrepresentative of the entire shroud due to the manipulations it had undergone, in addition to all the other vicissitudes experienced by the relic. Among the various studies conducted on the subject, that of chemist Raymond Rogers stands out, demonstrating that the corner had actually been mended."

"The Shroud is a relic that fascinates and moves. It is a powerful witness to the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, which has provoked many conversions. This can only bother those who are against Christianity. This is why eliminating the authenticity of the Shroud serves to tear from the hearts of the faithful an authentic image of love and hope, which we need so much at this tormented time. But those who love darkness are bothered by light."