Faking relics was a huge industry. There were dozens of shrouds of Jesus, several heads of John the Baptist, miles of chains that had been used to bind (insert name of the martyr of your choice), many crowns of thorns, and feathers from the wings of angels venerated in churches by the stupid who paid fortunes to acquire the relics (that would have been better spent feeding the poor).
Oh, the Turin shroud is the best known of the lot… But those who swear it is “real” neglect to mention the many problems – like that the image is full body (front and back) and the “Jesus” in the image is taller on on one side than the other.
Faking relics was a huge industry. There were dozens of shrouds of Jesus, several heads of John the Baptist, miles of chains that had been used to bind (insert name of the martyr of your choice), many crowns of thorns, and feathers from the wings of angels venerated in churches by the stupid who paid fortunes to acquire the relics (that would have been better spent feeding the poor).
Oh, the Turin shroud is the best known of the lot… But those who swear it is “real” neglect to mention the many problems – like that the image is full body (front and back) and the “Jesus” in the image is taller on on one side than the other.