You have to love the Vatican. I’m not sure whether this is a show of a serious sense of humour or someone at the Vatican is seriously cynical. Did you know they have a link on their website entitled “Secret Archives”? Seriously - go to http://asv.vatican.va/home_en.htm.
Note to the archivist - if you have published it on the web, then it’s not really a secret any longer.
I think we should have a contest for a new name for the archives, something like the Not-So-Secret Vatican Archives. Don’t be rude about the name, be creative. I’ll think up a prize in the next day or two. Maybe an autographed.
I’ll also look up a bit of history to see why it’s still called the Secret Archives.
Stumble it!
5 responses so far ↓
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Obi-Sven-Kenobi
// Jun 12, 2008 at 8:34 am
Oh, we were hoping for a secret door!
but we only a found a boring old explanation.
http://asv.vatican.va/en/arch/secret.htm
Grown ups can be so un-imaginative at times, especially in the Vatican….
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catpaw
// Jun 12, 2008 at 10:38 am
I know - no secret door. No secret handshake. No puzzles to solve. What kind of secret archives is this?
How utterly disappointing.
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Bimmy the Bookish
// Jun 15, 2008 at 3:37 pm
We were expecting a bunch of Cardinals to jump out and shout “No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition!” and to be bundled down a dark alley at the very least. Deep Sigh
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catpaw
// Jun 15, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Isn’t it devastating to know there really is no secret archive?
I’m just gutted.
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Roufa Tav Gosou & Mimi Lass
// Jun 17, 2008 at 11:37 am
Secreting the Vatican Archives?
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