Apparent image of a man!
Oh, that awful word ‘apparent,’ a word which insanely gets it meaning
from what you intend it to mean.
Can the main stream media get any dumber than when they try to report on religion?
This article at CNN reports on Pope Francis’ recent visit to Turin where he prayed before the Shroud.
Pope Francis prayed Sunday before the Shroud of Turin, a strip of cloth that some believe was used for the burial of Jesus Christ.
The shroud appears to bear the image of a man who resembles paintings of Christ.
“A strip of cloth…”??
It’s that last line, “The shroud appears to bear the image of a man who resembles paintings of Christ.”–not only is it badly written but it reveals that the writer knows next to nothing about the shroud itself–which is one of the most extensively researched relics of Christianity.
He is right, of course. Look at the Huffington Post for another example.
The Shroud of Turin has captivated thousands of Christians over centuries, some of whom believe it covered Jesus Christ during his burial — and on Sunday, Pope Francis joined a throng of pilgrims to see the 14-foot strip of cloth in the Italian city of Turin.
[…]
Those who believe the shroud to be authentic point to the apparent image of a man imprinted on the cloth, whose wounds seem to reflect those described in the narrative of the crucifixion.
Different writers. Hmmm? Nah!
Appears to bear! Apparent image of a man! Oh, that awful word ‘apparent,’ a word which insanely gets it meaning from what you intend it to mean. According to Merriam-Webster:
apparentadjective ap·par·ent \ə-ˈper-ənt, -ˈpa-rənt\ : easy to see or understand : seeming to be true but possibly not true |
But let’s not kid ourselves. Longenecker is right. There is, after all, an obvious image of a man on that strip of cloth.
Other postings in this blog that mention Fr. Longenecker:
Imagine what Mary looked like from the Shroud of Turin?
Is the Shroud Evidence for God’s Existence?
Superhero Fr. Dwight Longenecker Believes in the Shroud of Turin