tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955388713581848615.post2337516077458798898..comments2024-03-14T08:08:39.968+08:00Comments on The Shroud of Turin: Holy Shroud to be exhibited April 19-June 24 2015Stephen E. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16183223752386599799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955388713581848615.post-13586217205621027682014-03-04T21:03:42.309+08:002014-03-04T21:03:42.309+08:00Patrick
>Hi Stephen,
Hi Patrick.
>If I re...Patrick<br /><br />>Hi Stephen,<br /><br />Hi Patrick.<br /><br />>If I remember well, you said that you never had the chance to actually see the shroud in real life. <br /><br />No. I did not write that I "never had the chance" to see the Shroud.<br /><br />What I wrote in "<a href="http://theshroudofturin.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-shroud-of-jesus-12-shroud-and-me.html" rel="nofollow">1.2 The Shroud and me</a>" was:<br /><br />"Finally, I have never personally seen the Shroud `in real life' in Turin Cathedral, but I hope to do so one day."<br /><br />That is, the reason I have never seen the Shroud is not due to the lack of a chance or opportunities to do so. <br /><br />Since I have been interested in the Shroud in 2005, there has been one exposition in 2010 that I had the opportunity to attend.<br /><br />The reason I did not go in 2010 and won't go in 2015, is that I am the full-time carer of my wife who has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis" rel="nofollow">Multiple Sclerosis (MS)</a>, and she cannot walk further than 50 metres using a wheeled walker and she needs me to help her to dress, prepare meals, do the washing and other household chores and to drive her places including to therapy. <br /><br />So I could not leave her for the time needed to travel from Australia to Turin, see the Shroud, and return.<br /><br />But as it happens, I have today been to an MS talk by a visiting neurologist from Germany, and there is a possibility that a new drug under testing might restore part or all of my wife's ability to walk. If that happens I might be able to see the Shroud not this exposition but the next. <br /><br />>I hope to meet you in Europe next year.<br /><br />Barring a miracle you won't, but best wishes on your viewing of the Shroud.<br /><br />>Kindest regards and all the best.<br /><br />Thanks and the same to you.<br /><br />Stephen E. JonesStephen E. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183223752386599799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955388713581848615.post-4749744790852752722014-03-04T19:02:46.993+08:002014-03-04T19:02:46.993+08:00Hi Stephen,
If I remember well, you sai...Hi Stephen,<br /> If I remember well, you said that you never had the chance to actually see the shroud in real life. I hope to meet you in Europe next year.<br /> Kindest regards and all the best.<br /> Patrick<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955388713581848615.post-68637391487868663752014-03-02T20:24:35.718+08:002014-03-02T20:24:35.718+08:00Bippy123
>I believe this was the longest it&#...Bippy123<br /> <br />>I believe this was the longest it's been on display in a while.<br /><br />Yes. Either it means the Roman Catholic hierarchy is becoming increasing pro-authenticity or else the Shroud is being used by them as a marketing tool.<br /><br />Bearing in mind that the RC Church's official position is not to confirm or deny that the Shroud is authentic.<br /><br />Which I regard as duplicitous, i.e. `speaking with a forked tongue'. <br /><br />They seem to believe that the One whose image is on the Shroud doesn't care what they think about his burial sheet, which by His amazing grace He caused His image to be imprinted on it and to be preserved down through the ages. <br /><br />>It's interesting to see the church being more open to displaying the shroud like it has over the last year.<br /><br />One has to ask why? What has changed? Is it because the RC hierarchy is becoming more pro-authenticity, or is it because the RC Church is in so much trouble it needs all the good publicity it can get?<br /><br />I hope it is not the latter because the Jesus of the Bible would not be happy with them using His Shroud cynically as an RC marketing tool. <br /><br />>Maybe one day there will be more church officials that will voice their opinions on their positions on the shroud.<br /><br />Let's hope so.<br /><br />>Again Stephen,methane you so much again for the heads up and all of the great info yoir providing on the shroud.<br /><br />I presume "methane" means "thanks"?<br /><br />Again thanks for your comments and I am still praying most days for your Mom's recovery from her coma.<br /><br />>God bless<br /><br />You too.<br /><br />Stephen E. Jones<br />---------------------------------<br />Reader, if you like this my <a href="http://theshroudofturin.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">The Shroud of Turin </a> blog, and you have a website, could you please consider adding a hyperlink to my blog on it? This would help increase its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank" rel="nofollow">Google PageRank</a> number and so enable those who are Google searching on "the Shroud of Turin" to more readily discover my blog. Thanks.Stephen E. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183223752386599799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955388713581848615.post-90757652242941523842014-03-02T13:32:16.007+08:002014-03-02T13:32:16.007+08:00I believe this was the longest it's been on di...I believe this was the longest it's been on display in a while. It's interesting to see the church being more open to displaying the shroud like it has over the last year.<br />Maybe one day there will be more church officials that will voice their opinions on their positions on the shroud.<br /><br />Again Stephen,methane you so much again for the heads up and all of the great info yoir providing on the shroud.<br />God bless<br />Bippy123<br />Bippy123noreply@blogger.com