Vatican opens its archives

Excellent story in today’s Guardian outlining the latest exhibition of Vatican treasures. There’s not access yet to the records during the Nazi era, and you sure won’t find mention of the more recent child-abuse scandals and cover-up but this is one amazing collection. Signed documents from Galileo, letters requesting permission for Henry VIII to divorce, the 1521 decree excommunicating the German monk Martin Luther which helped launch the Reformation. Not your typical collection this! Now if Google could just scan it all we could see it online 🙂

 

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