{"id":1245,"date":"2024-10-31T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2024-10-31T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:06:39","slug":"shroud-of-turin-hoax-a-complete-and-total-fraud-perpetrated-by-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=1245","title":{"rendered":"<h1><b><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">SHROUD OF TURIN HOAX!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #333300;\">A Complete And Total Fraud &#8230; Perpetrated By Who?<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-31-at-7.02.31-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-31-at-7.02.31-AM.png 523w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-31-at-7.02.31-AM-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom \">\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Shroud of Turin, a centuries-old linen cloth that many believe was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shroud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0used to wrap Jesus\u2019 body after crucifixion<\/a>, is unlikely to be from Biblical times, hi-tech new research asserts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the possibility of this having happened is very remote,\u201d said Cicero Moraes, a Brazilian graphics expert, who created a virtual simulation of the shroud to place over an image of a body to see whether impressions on the fabric were a match.<\/p>\n<p>The shroud\u2019s origin can only be traced to the mid-14th century, which has prompted some skeptics to dismiss the cloth as a medieval forgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn one side are those who think it is an authentic shroud of Jesus Christ, on the other, those who think it is a forgery,\u201d Moraes stated. \u201cBut I am inclined towards another approach: that it is, in fact, a work of Christian art, which managed to convey its intended message very successfully.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/30\/science\/shroud-of-turin-was-not-used-to-wrap-jesus-body-after-crucifixion-bombshell-study-asserts\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33734827\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1792w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=300,257&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=768,658&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=1024,878&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=1536,1317&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=687,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 687w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=579,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 579w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=576,494&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=440,377&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=329,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 329w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=180,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=83,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 83w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=82,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 82w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=200,171&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=231,198&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=322,276&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=515,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 515w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=70,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 70w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=68,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 68w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=182,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 182w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=150,129&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692121.jpg?resize=50,43&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"the impression left upon fabric by a shallow bas-relief\" width=\"688\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>A new study has revealed that the face on the Shroud of Turin, a centuries-old linen cloth that allegedly bears the image of a crucified man, could not have come from Jesus\u2019 head.<span class=\"credit\">Credit: Cicero Moraes\/Pen News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/30\/science\/shroud-of-turin-was-not-used-to-wrap-jesus-body-after-crucifixion-bombshell-study-asserts\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33734830\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2979w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=300,134&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=768,343&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=1024,458&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=1536,687&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=2048,916&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=878,393&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=744,333&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=576,258&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=440,197&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=424,190&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=180,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=107,48&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=157,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 157w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=200,89&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=231,103&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=322,144&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=664,297&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=134,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 134w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=87,39&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=234,105&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=150,67&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692120.jpg?resize=50,22&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"the impression left upon fabric by a shallow bas-relief\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The impression left upon fabric by a shallow bas-relief.<span class=\"credit\">Credit: Cicero Moraes\/Pen News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In order to reach that conclusion, Moraes built a virtual simulation in which a recreation of the shroud was placed over a body.<\/p>\n<p>When laid flat, the virtual fabric showed \u201ca distorted and significantly more robust image\u201d than that on the shroud, as a result of the change from 3D to 2D.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you wrap a 3D object with a fabric, and that object leaves a pattern like blood stains, these stains generate a more robust and more deformed structure in relation to the source,\u201d Moraes wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that printing stains from a human body would be more swollen, saying that the impression left by a 3D body shows the striking difference with the shroud.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/30\/science\/shroud-of-turin-was-not-used-to-wrap-jesus-body-after-crucifixion-bombshell-study-asserts\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33734844\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1380w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=300,186&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=768,476&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=1024,634&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=878,544&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=744,461&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=576,357&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=440,273&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=424,263&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=180,112&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=107,66&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=113,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 113w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=200,124&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=231,143&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=322,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=664,411&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=97,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 97w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=87,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=234,145&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=150,93&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692123.jpg?resize=50,31&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\" Photo shows the impression left upon fabric by a 3D body\" width=\"953\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Moraes\u2019s study has shown that the facial impressions on the cloth could have been made from a shallow carving.<span class=\"credit\">Credit: Cicero Moraes\/Pen News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moraes noted other findings that did not match up, such as the scalp and toes spread outwardly.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the torso, groin, and neck area were not imprinted on the cloth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems to me more like a non-verbal iconographic work that has very successfully served the purpose of the religious message contained within,\u201d Moraes added.<\/p>\n<p>Various historical figures have questioned the legitimacy of the Shroud of Turin for centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Even the Vatican doubted its status in 1390 when Pope Clement VII declared that it was not used to wrap Jesus\u2019 body, instead describing it as \u201ca painting or panel made to represent or imitate the shroud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 1506, Pope Julius II reversed course and asserted it was authentic after all.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1970s, microscopist Walter McCrone analyzed the shroud for the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) and found it was painted with pigments of red and vermilion in gelatin. He noticed no blood in the samples, but some of his STURP colleagues dispute his findings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/30\/science\/shroud-of-turin-was-not-used-to-wrap-jesus-body-after-crucifixion-bombshell-study-asserts\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33734845\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/turin-piedmont-italy-photo-shows-92692126.jpg?w=485\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" 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class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Moraes built a virtual simulation in which fabric was placed over a body to replicate the shroud.<span class=\"credit\">Credit: Pen News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/22\/lifestyle\/new-shroud-of-turin-evidence-supports-christs-death-by-crucifixion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Post<\/a>\u00a0recently reported on research by University of Padua professor Giulio Fanti, that claimed the Shroud of Turin offered legitimate proof of Jesus Christ\u2019s crucifixion wounds due to the blood stain patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Fanti posited that \u201cthe different directions of blood flow from the side wound are discussed, the probable presence of pulmonary fluid\u201d and \u201csome bloodstains\u201d point to trauma suffered by the Savior.<\/p>\n<p>However, other experts called the study a work of 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