Is the Shroud of Turin Authentic Or A Hoax?

Is a stained piece of linen fabric kept in Turin, Italy - mysteriously imprinted with what appears to be the image of a human being - the burial shroud of Jesus Christ? Although scientific and Biblical evidence casts doubt on this claim, many consider the Shroud of Turin to be sacred, an object of worship.
Is the worship of objects, such as the Shroud, behaviour that Christians should engage in?