One of Benedict XVI's last acts as pope, according to Vatican Radio, was to authorize the broadcast of video of the shroud from Turin Cathedral, where the mysterious Christian relic is kept, out of sight, in a bulletproof, climate-controlled glass case.

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As part of the process flaws are kept as far out of sight as possible.

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It may bring to light some cases in which accusations were kept under wraps and the accused were kept out of the sight of the law or accusers.

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