"Nine years ago, I went to Rome, and as part of my tour, went to Vatican City to check out the..."

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February 11, 2013

Nine years ago, I went to Rome, and as part of my tour, went to Vatican City to check out the historic Vatican Museum, St. Peter?s Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel. While waiting in queue for the museum, I was approached by a woman who was pleading with all of the foreigners in quick Italian. I spoke basically no Italian (if she was asking to order a coffee, I may have picked that up?), but was still interested in attempting to discern her plea. Exasperated, she pulled back a scarf that was covering her head and revealed massive open wounds in her scalp, most likely from ringworm. I was physically disgusted and also filled with pity, so I dug into my pockets and slipped what euro coins i had into her palm, quite freaked out. Minutes later, I was allowed entry, with a prepurchased ticket, into the museum where thousands of ?priceless? works of art from before, during, and after the renaissance are stored. The walls and even the ceilings were covered in the works of Rapheal, Rembrandt, and countless lesser known, yet still astonishing creators of beauty. In between these pieces of art, the church had plastered the walls and ceilings in gold and gold leaf, giving the entire interior of the building (which was quite extensive) an opulent yellow glow. That day I learned basically all I needed to learn about catholicism.

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