- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.

O cientista Bill Lauto é um cientista ambiental e consultor de energia que acompanha e estuda o Sudário de Turim desde que tinha 14 anos.

Tudo começou quando ele encontrou uma foto do artefato na internet e “não podia acreditar que estava vendo uma fotografia do próprio Jesus”.

Hoje, com diploma em Ciência e Fé no Meio Ambiente e Energia e Mestrado em Estudos do Sudário, Bill é um dos membros especialistas na exibição sobre o Santo Sudário no 10° Congresso Eucarístico Nacional, que acontece esta semana em Indianapolis, nos Estados Unidos.
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Ao lado de uma réplica idêntica do Sudário, ele esteve na exibição “falando e educando as pessoas sobre todos os fatos e mais de 100 anos de estudos científicos que foram feitos sobre o Sudário”.

E acrescenta que até hoje não se pode explicar como a imagem se formou e que “todos que a vêem são impactados de uma forma ou de outra”.
Bill cresceu no Brooklyn, NY, frequentando uma escola católica, até que sua família se mudou para Long Island e ele foi para uma escola pública, e foi aí onde começou a questionar a fé.

“Eu tinha 14 anos e estava entrando no campo da ciência e questionando a possibilidade de que Deus não existisse. Procurei Jesus Cristo na Enciclopédia Britânica, vi aquela fotografia e a partir daí tudo começou para mim”.Ele atesta que estudar sobre o Sudário o fez ter fé como nunca, pois é também baseada na razão. “Agora, quando as pessoas vêm até mim e dizem ‘Bill, você é um cientista, você não acredita nessa coisa de Deus…’ eu digo: ‘Você está certo, eu não acredito, eu sei”.
“E então tiro da minha carteira a foto que mostra os dados tridimensionais de Jesus no Sudário de Turim e mostro para eles e enquanto eles ficam boquiabertos, eu digo que se você pudesse explicar essa imagem, então talvez possa falar com você sobre a possibilidade de Deus não existir”.
E ressalta: 
“Mas todos os estudos científicos realizados há mais de 100 anos mostram que o Sudário tem 2 mil anos e a informação sobre ele é esmagadora. A evidência é esmagadora e você chega à conclusão de que sim, este foi o manto que envolveu Jesus Cristo, o filho de Deus”.

It all started when he found a photo of the artifact on the internet and “could not imagine how we were looking at a photograph of Jesus himself.”

Bill Lauto is an environmental scientist and energy consultant who has been following and studying the Shroud of Turin since he was 14.
It all started when he found a photo of the artifact on the internet and “could not imagine how we were looking at a photograph of Jesus himself.”

Nowadays, with a degree in science and faith in environment and energy and a Master’s in Shroud studies, Bill is one of the expert members of the Shroud of Turin Exhibit at the 10th National Eucharist Congress occurring in Indianapolis.

Alongside an identical replica of the Shroud on display, he is “talking and educating people on all the facts and over 100 years of scientific study that’s been done on the Shroud.”
He adds that “the image itself still cannot be explained on how it was formed and everybody that looks at it is affected one way or another.”

Bill grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., attending a Catholic school, until his family moved to Long Island and he went to public school, where he began to question his faith.

“So I was a 14-year-old going into the field of science and questioning the possibility that there was no such thing as a God. I looked up Jesus Christ in the Encyclopedia Britannica, saw that photograph, and from there, it all started for me”.

He attests that studying the Shroud gave him faith like never before, as it is also based on reason.
“Now when people come up to me and say ‘Bill you’re a scientist, you don’t believe in all that God stuff….’ I say, ‘You’re right, I don’t believe, I know."

“And then I take the picture out of my wallet, which shows the three-dimensional data of Jesus from the Shroud of Turin, and show it to them and as their mouths drop open, I say, ‘If you could explain away this image, then maybe I’ll talk to you about the possibility of there being no such thing as God.'”

He then ensures:
“But all the scientific studies for over 100 years show the Shroud is 2,000 years old and the information on it is overwhelming. The evidence is overwhelming and you come to the conclusion that yes, this was and is the burial court of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

In the article by D. Hunter Reardon of The Catholic Virginian, dated August 15, 2024, Bill Lauto spoke about the spear wound, fingerprints found in the blood on the feet, and other remarkable aspects seen on the Shroud of Turin. Below is an excerpt from the article.

Bill Lauto, an environmental scientist... gave a talk at the exhibit. He discussed other remarkable aspects of the shroud, including the bodily fluid found around the spear wound, and the fingerprints found on the feet. Using the image on the shroud, Lauto painted a picture of the crucifixion.

“With the weight [of the crossbeam] on his back, falling straight to the ground three times, he probably developed a tear in his aorta,” said Lauto. “The wounds on the shoulder all match carrying that beam.”
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“From the wound in his side, we can say it was made with a Roman short spear, not the long one,” said Lauto. “Using a short spear tells us the cross was no more than 6 feet tall, which means he was naked, on the cross, in front of everybody.”

​The complete article can be read with the Link below:
https://catholicvirginian.org/news/deeper-into-the-mystery-shroud-of-turin-exhibit-educates-enthralls/

​- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.