An interesting bit of news. The Pope does his own laundry! I find that hard to believe really....maybe I misinterpreted what I read? Tell me what you think from this sentence:
The pope then started a load of white vestments, including the shroud, only realizing what had happened when he returned to remove the sacred artifact, which is always line-dried.
"His Holiness was distracted with trying to scrub a tough Blood of Christ stain out of Cardinal Nicora's miter," Lajolo said.
So he did do the laundry! That is COOL!
Apparently they take turns doing the laundry at the Vatican! Unfortunately for Pope Benedict, he didn't see the red t-shirt hidden amongst the whites and it changed the beautiful color of the Shroud of Turin pink!
Did you know that they actually do bless the laundry detergent and the water before they put the wash cycle on? Wow!
Maybe I can get them to bless my laundry the next time it's my turn to do it!
Although the Shroud was colored pink, what it represents is still intact!
"It is still very much the icon of the suffering of the innocent of all times."