Word: faithfully
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...scientist and a Catholic, I believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Christ [RELIGION, April 20]. Perhaps the only conclusion that will satisfy everyone is that for those who have true faith, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not, no explanation is possible. WILLIAM J. KEPPLER South Miami...
...Jesus appreciated the need of modern man for solid evidence of the Resurrection. The shroud is that evidence and a basis for our faith." BENJAMIN A. WIECH North Tonawanda...
...pragmatic faith, I am confused by the fact that there is any debate at all. If we are to believe God is the Creator of all that exists in the universe, wouldn't that include science? Didn't he give man the intellectual resources to discover life's secrets? Why must science and faith be at odds? The physical evidence presented by the believers helps convince me that the shroud was used to cover a crucified man, but it does not come near to contradicting the carbon aging tests. The questions that need to be answered are, Who was this...
...unknown prophet to a future generation, an expression so tangible that even an age so obsessed with material things as our own might understand it, just as the disciple Thomas was allowed to touch the wounds of our Lord with his own hands in order to believe and have faith. DANIEL MERCER Pennsauken...
...issue of whether the shroud is genuine will never be resolved. The scientific arguments are very strong, and the faith of the believers is equally so. But it is too bad you did not consider the evidence presented by Walter C. McCrone, Ph.D., a member of the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project. In numerous articles and a recent book, McCrone has shown that there is no blood on the shroud. The image on the linen was created with artist's pigments. CRAIG DELLER Geneva...