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Archive Home > 2012 > September > 29 > Papyrus referring to Jesus’ wife likely a fake, Vatican says

Papyrus referring to Jesus’ wife likely a fake, Vatican says

By Elisabetta Povoledo / The Bulletin
September 29, 2012

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has raised doubts about a recently released fragment of a Coptic text in which Jesus alludes to having a wife, describing it as “problematic and controversial," and most likely a fake.

A sharply worded editorial published Friday in the Vatican newspaper,....

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