I refer to the item titled ‘How probable is it that Turin Shroud is a fake?’ (The Sunday Times, January 8). I am sure Fr Joe Borg is acquainted with the Gospel of John, Chapter 19, verse 40: “They (Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus) took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial customs of the Jews.”

A special head-strip was used in case those who were buried were not in fact dead, so when they awoke they could blow off the cloth and call out for help.

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