"In my opinion, it is true, I knew the first time I saw it and I continue to believe because every time it causes great excitement at home."
One million people have already booked their place to discover the Holy Shroud. Public display until June 24 at the Cathedral of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, the Shroud is a linen cloth that wrapped the body of Jesus Christ at the time of his burial, according to Catholics.
This is specifically a piece of linen 4.36 m 1.10 m on which the tortured body of Christ, especially his face would have left a trace. It was discovered in the middle of the fourteenth century in the Notre-Dame in Lirey, France.
"With regard to scientific research, there is still no consensus, the Church has nothing against the pursuit of such scientific research. What matters most for pilgrims and for the Church is that face this shroud, people feel in their heart the constant remembrance of what Jesus did, "explained the archbishop of Turin, Cesare Nosiglia .
The Shroud attracts Catholics who see a great religious event. In 2010, during the previous exhibition in public, two million people gathered in Turin in 43 days.
"In my opinion, it is true, I knew the first time I saw it and I continue to believe because every time it causes great emotion in me!"
"It's very emotional and it's a unique experience. I really hope that all young people, like me, will be able to understand intimately in their hearts. "
Benedict XVI, in 2010, described an "extraordinary icon" corresponding "totally" the story of the death of Christ in the Gospels.
High security, Pope Francis will make him also in Turin on 20 and 21 June
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