The public unveiling of a controversial papyrus fragment that some claim shows Jesus was married has been delayed after the organizers of the event failed to win endorsement from experts, The Associated Press reported.

The papyrus fragment allegedly says, “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …,’ ” and is claimed to date back to the end of the 8th century or later, according to Religion News Service. The private owner of the document, Karen L. King, a professor of the history of Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, had planned to present her findings alongside an international panel of scholars Tuesday evening at the 10th International Coptic Congress conference in Rome. However, the Vatican dismissed the existence of the document. Monsignor Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, described the document as likely “medieval forgery without historical foundation" before the International Coptic Congress had begun