The Early Years of the Holy Shroud Guild #2 Dr. Vittorio Ceroni

A historical account of over 60 years of the Shroud studies from the original correspondence of the Holy Shroud Guild. Led by two ecclesiastical greats, Father Otterbein and Father Rinaldi, they made it possible for an American team of scientists to analyze and study the Holy Shroud of Turin.
   In the spirit of the Vatican II ecumenism movement, Rinaldi and Otterbein saw science of Sindonology as an instrument that could unite Christians from all denominations. However, without the Church’s supervision, the inexpedient ideals promoted by two ecclesiastical greats may have inadvertently demonstrated the limits of ecumenicism when offered without a clear path from the authorities.
   The underlying theme of the book was not only to bring in new accounts of historical documentation relevant to the scientific scope of the Shroud of Turin, instead, the book subtly explains why the international scientific community of Sindonologists failed in their research working in cooperation with each other. These  series of uploads will explore the early interpersonal associations with the ecclesiastical members, laymen, the scientific communities in Europe and within the members of the Holy Shroud Guild. 
  During the Guild’s conception, the first laymen to become a member was Dr. Ceroni. Ceroni is credited as the first Guild member to ask permission for a private exposition for American Scholars to examine the Shroud. In 1955, as a member of the Holy Shroud Guild, Dr. Ceroni visited the exiled King of Italy, Umberto II, requesting his approval for a new investigation, including carbon dating of the Shroud. The meeting between his Majesty and Dr. Ceroni was agreed upon after Dr. Ceroni composed nine queries for the King’s approval. The meeting took place in Cannes, where the King gave his blessing to all of Dr. Ceroni’s requests and expressed his great admiration for the work of the Americans Sindonologists on the behave of the Shroud.
  

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The next serie of documents that will be uploaded details the discourse that occurred during the undertaking of  Group Captain Cheshire trip to Turin to venerate the Shroud with the English girl.

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