Modern science cannot explain many aspects of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The image shows no sign of deterioration after 500 years. The tilma or cloak of Juan Diego on which the image of Our Lady has been imprinted, is a coarse fabric made from the threads of the maguey cactus. This fiber disintegrates within 15 years.
There is no under sketch, no sizing and no protective over-varnish on the image.
Microscopic examination revealed that there were no brush strokes.
The image seems to increase in size and change colors due to an unknown property of the surface and substance of which it is made.
According to Kodak of Mexico, the image is smooth and feels like a modern day photograph. (Produced 300 years before the invention of photography.)
The image has consistently defied exact reproduction, whether by brush or camera.
Several images can be seen reflected in the eyes of the Virgin. It is believed to be the images of Juan Diego, Bishop Juan de Zummaraga, Juan Gonzales, the interpreter, and others.
The distortion and place of the images are identical to what is produced in the normal eye, which is impossible to obtain on a flat surface.
The stars on Our Lady's Mantle coincide with the constellation in the sky on December 12, 1531.
All who have scientifically examined the image of Our Lady over the centuries confess that its properties are absolutely unique and inexplicable.
@FredSimonTLM Let’s look at the terrible roll out and crazy implementation of the council vs the council itself. It was the “spirit of Vatican II” that was the problem not the council. The council “allowed” for the use of vernacular and other liturgical changes it didn’t mandate them
@michaelknowles this is a talk I gave on the tilma last year… sorry for the bad camera work but we had some problem. I was glad to have a recording at all
@BobCarrNFL I totally get getting hit accidentally...But we're you ever outright shoved to the ground by a player for no reason. It's the targeted aggression that is the issue.