Now in spiritual matters what does this imply if the Shroud contained the body of Jesus and the body disintegrated? It demands a reconsideration of the meaning and methodology of the dogma of the resurrection. It demands a scientifically based spiritual investigation into the process that would allow Jesus to be visible, even physically present after the body had disintegrated. There is of course a rational explanation. The impact of which will change science more than religion.
The highly symbolic painting with Christ well dressed in dark colors is “Christ and Two Followers on the Road to Emmaus,” by Alonzo Cana (1601-1667)