The Shroud of Turin shows nail wounds in the wrist, but Padre Pio's stigmata were in the hands. How do you reconcile that?
Robert Sungenis answers that the wrist theory is not settled, and that there is much evidence the nails could have gone through the palm. He argues the Romans propped the body so the victim would bleed and suffer, and that medical studies show a properly placed palm can carry the weight, so he treats the question as still open.
A viewer notes that St. Padre Pio bore the stigmata in his hands while the medical consensus on the Shroud of Turin is that crucifixion nails went through the wrist, and asks how to reconcile the difference.
Answer
It is not conclusive that the nails went through the wrist. There is much evidence that they could have gone through the palm of the hand, especially given the way the Romans supported the body: they wanted you to bleed and suffer, so they would prop the body up a bit, and other medical studies show that if placed properly, as the Romans knew how to do, the palm could support the weight as long as it was not too heavy. So it remains an open question; the wrist theory is not settled.