week3and4, Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied To Religion?

Paul Kurtz made a strong point that the topic of science and religionis a topic that has many issues to be dealt with but in order to putthe final dish on the table, skepticism should be applied in order toemphasize doubt and impossibility of knowledge and to focus on thegenuine possibility. He believes that religious claims should beinvestigated for the purpose that religion belief is based on faith.(pg 2of7) Kurtz stated " David Hume's arguments against miraclesindicate all the reasons why we should be skeptical of ancient claimsbecause they lack adequate documentation, because the eyewitnesseswere biased, and so on."(pg.3of7). www.csicop.orgThe example that was used to prove his point was the shroud worn byJesus. He states that the cloth has gone through extensive researchand it has been proven that the cloth is 700 years old and a forgery.But my question is, so if that is the case, then can there be apossibility that the shroud does not exist and the shroud worn byJesus was not there to begin with. How about the mantel that JuanDiego wore and the reflection of the Virgin Mary, is that also aforgery? I would than argue that in order for me to believe on mycatholic religion I would want some kind justifications to tell methat I can believe in my religion without having any doubts on it. Iknow that there has been some kind of research on this shrouds andmantels, but my question is on what evidence do they base their finaloutcomes? If the scientist claim that Jesus shroud is forgery, thenhow come they havent changed all the religious believers tothinkthat it isnt real? Im a true believer that God works in mysteriousways and that he has given each and everyone of us the choice tobelieve in him or not.