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Francis made his first remarks on the mysterious cloth since being elected Pope in a special video message as the shroud was shown live on television for only the second time in its history.

His remarks came on Holy Saturday, which falls between the commemoration of Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Francis referred to the 14ft-long strip of sepia fabric, which is imprinted with the face and body of a bearded man, as “the Holy Shroud” and asked: “How is it that the faithful, like you, pause before this icon of a man scourged and crucified? It is because the Man of the Shroud invites us to contemplate Jesus of Nazareth….

Source:

Telegraph (UK)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9962709/Pope-Francis-links-Turin-Shroud-to-Jesus-Christ-as-cloth-is-shown-on-television-for-Easter.html

Date:

3-30-13

The Shroud of Turin has gone on display for a special TV appearance amid new research purporting to date the linen some say was Jesus’ burial cloth to around the time of his death.

Pope Francis sent a special video message to the event in Turin’s cathedral, which coincided with Holy Saturday, when Catholics mark the period between Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

The Vatican has tiptoed around just what the cloth is, calling it a powerful symbol of Christ’s suffering while making no claim to its authenticity.

Francis toed that line Saturday, calling the cloth an “icon” — not a relic.

Many experts stand by carbon-dating of scraps of the cloth that date it to the 13th or 14th century.

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