Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@garage.att.com (Joseph H Buehler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Shroud of Turin Message-ID: Date: 3 Apr 91 08:55:39 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 14 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I read one of the books on the shroud published by a member of the STURP team, and have seen various articles since then, covering things like the coin image on the eye. The C14 dating seems to me to raise as many questions as it answers. The "forger" was *very* thorough (read the STURP findings if you want to see what I mean). The details involved do not seem to jive well with the date given for the shroud. So I remain somewhat puzzled over the matter at present, awaiting further explanation of the findings. To change the topic, are there any Catholics here who know of any scientific study of the relics of St. Januarius, patron saint of Naples?