this year.

There was an article today in The Toronto Star about the Shroud of Turin, a large piece of linen believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus by some of the Christian faith. The article says that the shroud will be put back on public display in 2010, and that it has only been on public display four times in the 20th century. When I read ‘four times’ my mind went to my time in Peru in 2005 when the Santa Catalina Monastery had a large poster out front with an image of the shroud advertising, what I assumed was, a viewing of the fabric. I recall that I skimmed the poster, as it was in Spanish, and noticed that the event had ended. To think I could have seen the shroud was a mildly interesting prospect, but I thought no more of it since it was out of my hands.

The article went on to say that the last time the shroud was on display was for the Catholic jubilee year in 2000. Hold on, those dates don’t add up. I could have sworn I saw it in Arequipa, Peru in 2005. I pulled up the photo I had taken of the poster, and further examination revealed a heading I must have skimmed since I was only seeking the date of the show: ‘Exposición de Réplica’. Even my limited Spanish can translate that to ‘Exhibition of Replica’. What is interesting about this is that the date of the exhibition is right below that title. Talk about selective reading. I guess I have to amened my story now.