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An essay by William Kuncken (a graduate student of Sr. Ilia Delio's) Introduction  A few Lents ago, I attended a parish talk titled “Unveiling the Truth of Christ’s Passion according to the Shroud of Turin.” The speaker, an enthusiastic devotee of the much-publicized artifact, provided a vibrant lay presentation of the medical research that had been conducted on the burial cloak, coupled with an assortment of items [mostly torture devices] he insisted were replicas of what would have been utilized during a first-century crucifixion. Shortly following the conclusion of his animated exhibition, a hand shot up from the audience. At that point, a rather boisterous male onlooker thanked the speaker and coupled his gratitude with the assertion that such a...