Here is a good story from AP

Here is a good story from the AP. It omits the tired "authenticity is challenged" (or some such words) refrain that even sports writers seem to want to add.

See: Devout Olympians seek ways to fuse faith, sport

Words from the picture caption: The Shroud of Turin, revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Just as Salt Lake City was famous before the 2002 Winter Olympics because of its tie to the Mormon Church, the 2006 host city has been renowned for its own religious connection to the world's most celebrated holy relic. (emphasis mine).

It 's not only the world's most celebrated holy relic, it is the most studied archeological artifact in the world. Over 200 scholars including archeologists, chemists, physicists, historians, image analysts, and biblical scholars are studying this object.