Not so Secret Vatican Archives

Posted on | June 8, 2008 | 5 Comments

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.

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5 Responses to “Not so Secret Vatican Archives”

  1. Obi-Sven-Kenobi
    June 12th, 2008 @ 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….

  2. catpaw
    June 12th, 2008 @ 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.

  3. Bimmy the Bookish
    June 15th, 2008 @ 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

  4. catpaw
    June 15th, 2008 @ 7:32 pm

    Isn’t it devastating to know there really is no secret archive?
    I’m just gutted.

  5. Roufa Tav Gosou & Mimi Lass
    June 17th, 2008 @ 11:37 am

    Secreting the Vatican Archives?