The Shroud of Turin - Fact or Fiction

[patriciapalmer]

I'm 76 and long since accepting of the dispelling medieval theory and haven't given this a second thought since. I am amazed and taken aback by this information.

[peterc.]

Barry's a great guy. He actually responds to emails.

[biancaverdeschi]

I'm from Turin! I love my city and its history and I saw the Shroud once when I was little. The chapel in which it's normally conserved is a masterpiece of Piedmontese baroque by architect Guarino Guarini, commissioned by the duke Carlo Emanuele of Savoy in 1611-1667. One thing that makes this very underestimated city of Italy famous is indeed the Shroud.

[ciaranharrison]

The first time I read about this research was in a magazine called unexplained, in the early 80s (I was 13 or 14 years of age) in Belfast, Ireland. The magazine consisted of various stories about ESP, UFOs and the Shroud of Turin. It was around 11pm when I started reading about the Shroud, the house was empty apart from an elderly aunt and myself. The house was part of a terrace block and anyone who would visit, would do this from the front door. A strange thing occurred as I read the story about the shroud, a feeling of euphoric elation came over me, a feeling that I was reading about something that was profoundly sacred. But at the very same moment the outside door handle at the back of the house started to rattle as if someone or something wanted into the house. This movement of the door handle persisted for about a minute, then stopped. When I walked to the door no one was there. Considering no one used that back door particularly if they were visiting and because of the late hour, the event was more than unsettling, it was quite frightening. There seemed like a supernatural element to the whole event, something I can't shake off all these years after.

[ziadassaad]

And you do a great job managing the pacing and the questioning of your guests as well as balancing that with their time to answer and expound

[rickmiller]

Love the way you thoughtfully guided the conversation while mostly respectfully listening.

[garobinson]

Having stood directly in front of this beautiful image, twice, just 10 feet away, you have absolutely no IDEA what it’s like, until you have done the same. I don’t use the word awsome often, very few awsome things for me. Terrific, beautiful, wonderful, but NEVER awsome. THIS IS AWSOME. Human words cannot describe this. My Lord is so creative.

[ezkl]

I was suspicious of the authenticity of the shroud until I saw the radiographic evidence. Having a background in radiology, I realized this was proof positive this man was the resurrected Christ!!!

[johnmcclain]

I am very pleased to have stumbled across this, I followed the work back in the seventies, as a teen in high school, and throughout, and always considered the "evidence" of fake must have been taken from "the repaired section", despite denials throughout the years. I'd studied the pictures in the museum, copies probably, and in magazines, Pop. Mechanics, Science, Discover, and considered it absolute, from my own perspective. It was clear to me, from simply the magazine pictures of the seventies, the vast difference between the original, and the repaired material, it was well dated by history, fire repairs and such, so this is vindicating the Shroud finally, in public, open.
I'm a Christian, wasn't at the time, although a believer, just stubborn, and am pleased it's still being fought, it always demonstrates the resistant to the "old truths", which I saw at three, six, in Spain and Italy, a "navy brat", walking through history with elder sister, and Librarian Mom, I'm very pleased to see this brought out like this. Thank you very much. Semper Fidelis, John McClain, GySgt, USMC, ret.

[paulmichelet]

Very well done by Brian, and excellent responses from Barrie. Altogether one of the best ( and most recent ) Shroud videos on youtube

[paullukasik]

It's amazing, the photographer validated the shroud in every aspect that he talks about but yet is so stubborn that he doesn't want to believe his own findings.

[weareonebutmany]

Barry Schwartz is a fantastic man... hes testimony is worth his weight on gold, I belive this man... and he's a good man.

[ticamonica]

OMG! Thank youuu! 🙏 for this interview, it was a pleasure to listen to.

[kbeetles]

I saw a documentary on the various speculations how an image like this could have been made/ emerged. One of them said this was made in the moment of the resurrection as an unimaginably strong light emanated from the body itself. I am very much drawn to this idea and the explanations seemed to hold together very neatly. I cannot understand why there is such silence, almost embarrassment, around the Shroud. Everybody drops it like a hot potato when it has been proven time and time again that this is not a forgery.

[Godskingdomwithin]

It’s sad that there are so many articles out there that claim the Shroud is a fake, and they use sources that they misrepresent to suggest it’s fake. This interview has been an eye opener! Thank you

[ziadassaad]

Great format!
I love your monologues. Still, interviews here and there, focusing on topics like this help build one's imagination in their beliefs. These things are genuinely interesting and compelling in and of themselves. In a religion which some can feel so bored with or feel that the regiment and routine is maybe suffocating sometimes, these are the things that help bring me back into a passion and genuine interest in my beliefs

[juicystag]

dude, this was FASCINATING! awesome job, brian.

[mandilynn]

When we lived in Germany we went to a cathedral where the shroud was displayed, along with artifacts..the omnipresent was humbling at best...there are zero words for it....

[claudiosaltara]

I have been reading about the Holy Shroud since I was a child, (I am 80 years old). I was fascinated by the story of the first photo by the Italian photographer. The camera was a fairly new contraption at that time and the first photo that was made of the Shroud did reveal the first miracle.

[markmulfinger]

This interview is exceptional! I have never heard a more informed individual on this topic! This is deep powerful content!