For centuries, the faithful have believed that the linen sheet called the Shroud of Turin

bears the actual physical imprint of the face of Jesus, made while his body lay in the

tomb for three days.

However, the science proves that it can't be true.

So what is the much larger picture of how and why the Shroud came to be?

It keeps believers believing after so long.

That's today UnSkeptoid.

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What made the Shroud of Turin immortal?

Most everyone is heard of the Shroud of Turin, the famous piece of fabric that lay on the

face and body of Jesus in the tomb, and that two thousand years later is said to still

bear his imprinted image.

And if you've heard of it, you've almost certainly also heard that simple radio carbon

dating has proven it cannot possibly be real.

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