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Thread #147391 Message #3435520
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
12-Nov-12 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Alternative to Science??
Subject: RE: BS: Alternative to Science??
> The church has an interest in the shroud NOT being debunked.
Maybe not as strong an interest as you might suspect. The Vatican has taken no special position on the shroud's authenticity, and as far as Christian doctrine is concerned, it doesn't matter whether the shroud is real or not. A fake 13th century shroud doesn't logically discredit a real first-century Resurrection - which was accepted for 1300 years with no shroud in evidence.
Those with the strongest interest in pushing for authenticity any way they can are fundamentalist types who want a "smoking gun" they can use to boost creationism and discredit science at the same time.