Was the body of Jesus Christ not wrapped in Shroud of Turin? Shocking study claims...

In a new shocking study, researchers have discovered that the centuries-old linen cloth "Shroud of Turin" may not have been used to wrap the dead body of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion.

“I think the possibility of this having happened is very remote,” said Cicero Moraes, who is a Brazilian graphics expert.

Moraes created the shroud's virtual simulation and placed it over the image of a body to check whether the impressions present on the fabric were matching.

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The shroud is believed to have been traced from the mid-14th century, because of which some of the people have dismissed the cloth as a medieval forgery.

“On one side are those who think it is an authentic shroud of Jesus Christ, on the other, those who think it is a forgery. But I am inclined towards another approach: that it is, in fact, a work of Christian art, which managed to convey its intended message very successfully," Moraes said.

Researcher creates virtual simulation of shroud

A virtual simulation was created by Moraes in which the shroud's recreation was placed over a body.

Once it was laid, the fabric showed “a distorted and significantly more robust image” than that present on the shroud because of the change from 3D to 2D.

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“When you wrap a 3D object with a fabric, and that object leaves a pattern like blood stains, these stains generate a more robust and more deformed structure in relation to the source,” wrote Moraes.

“So, roughly speaking, what we see as a result of printing stains from a human body would be a more swollen and distorted version of it, not an image that looks like a photocopy. A bas-relief, however, wouldn’t cause the image to deform, resulting in a figure that resembles a photocopy of the body," he added.

Moraes said that the printing stains from a human body are likely to be more swollen and added that the impression created by a 3D body on the shroud should have a striking difference.

Moraes said that even the findings like scalp and toes spread outwardly did not match up.

Meanwhile, the expert also did not find the imprinting of the torso, groin, and neck area on the cloth.

“It seems to me more like a non-verbal iconographic work that has very successfully served the purpose of the religious message contained within,” Moraes said.

For centuries, many people have questioned the legitimacy of the Shroud of Turin.

In 1390, the Vatican also expressed doubt over its status when Pope Clement VII announced that the cloth was not used to wrap the body of Jesus and instead, it appeared like “a painting or panel made to represent or imitate the shroud”.

(With inputs from agencies)