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Most scientific information about the Shroud was gathered in the course of nearly a century of lab research, documentation and essays of varying scientific value and usefulness for the purpose of understanding the fundamental nature of the Holy Linen. Together, these studies make up an autonomous scientific discipline, that of Syndonology.
Discussing these topics involves a wide array of theoretical fields, such as biology and physics, forensics studies and archeology, computer sciences and probability theory.
Of great interest the "historical issue" provided by the Shroud, which remains, according to John-Paul II, a "calling into question for our intelligence".
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