Carbon dating proves Turin Shroud medieval

Title

Carbon dating proves Turin Shroud medieval

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Carbon dating of the Turin Shroud has shown that it cannot have been the sheet in which the body of Christ was laid after crucifixion. Leader of the Oxford testing, Professor Teddy Hall revealed that it was woven between 1260 and 1390. The Catholic Church accepts the findings, but Cardinal Basil Hume maintains that it will make no difference to the Catholic faith. Peter Russell reports.

Contributors

Basil Hume; Peter Russell; Teddy Hall

Keywords

Religion; Christianity; Religious belief; Catholicism; Cardinals; Jesus Christ; Relics; Radiocarbon dating

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