In the News ... "Shroud of Turin poses big questions"

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• Possible burial cloth of Jesus has intrigued theologians, scientists for 800 years

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - If you have wondered what Jesus Christ looked like, it may be that God made a photograph that’s been preserved since 1578 in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Turin in northern Italy.

The Shroud of Turin has been controversial since it was discovered in a church founded by French Knight Geoffroi de Charny in the small town of Lirey in north central France in the mid-1350s.

Some say it is the shroud of Jesus while others contend that it dates no earlier than 1260.

The Revs. Dick Spencer, Aubrey Jones and Michael Sis say it is intriguing, but their faith does not hinge on its legitimacy ...

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