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Linked to the Vatican by a thick-walled passage, it served as a hideout for popes in times of danger, notably Pope Clement VII, who holed up here for a month during the sack of Rome by Habsburg troops in 1527 (see page 27).
If traditionalists sometimes sound bitter, it should not be something at which to wonder: From being called all sorts of unpleasant names, to overt discrimination, public humiliation, and ostracism, traditional Catholics have every reason to distrust and dislike the Vatican II apparatus.
The NYT lead concerning the Vatican points out that while the document issued Monday is described by the Church as "an act of repentance" for the failure of Roman Catholics to deter the mass killings in Europe during the Holocaust, it skirts the issue of the Vatican's institutional shortcomings during the era, primarily its official silence about the Nazis.
The only embellishment on its formidable façade is Bernini’s graceful porch, but its piazza is worth the climb for the view over the city and the Vatican.
To know its every crook and cranny is a daunting challenge, but concentrate on the ancient city around the Colosseum or the Vatican’s formidable complex, and come to know one age at a time.