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  Two million people are expected to visit the Turin Shroud when it goes on display. This Shroud is something I would like to see myself. The never ending line of people queing to see it is a tad off putting for me, but the sheer volume of visitors shows that people are moved by this item.
  
  There can be no doubt about one thing though, when you visit religious items or icons like this, it can be an awesome experience. When you are young and in my case at the time, a highly involved practising Catholic, you experience heavenly experiences but of course this becomes rare as you get older. But to give you an example..I remember I had such a moment myself in the National Gallery and I may have mentioned it before. It may be theatrical...but when I walked into the darkened room to see Leonardo DaVinci's masterpiece of the Madonna and Child it was awesome and I have never forgotten the moment. I stood in a long line to get in and there it was on display behind the bullet proof glass, as some idiot had previously shot it. But it was an elevating experience and there can be no doubting the hushed reverence in the room from people from all walks of life. This was just the National Gallery after all.
  
  But although the subject matter was religious in Leonardo's case, it nevertheless was not a religious experience. But if you transport such a moment, and multiply it when the item may be Christ's own burial shroud, you can imagine the awesome power of such a heartwrenching moment, especially among Christian believers. Words can hardly describe it.

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