When one thinks of Vatican Secret Archives, one immediately thinks, "Oh! That’s a forbidden library." I have the same thought when someone mentions the Vatican Secret Archives Library. But I am wrong. The Vatican interprets the word "Secret" differently. According to the Head of the Library Services, Neil MacInnes, "Secret Library" means "Private Library". -That's a very interesting interpretation. The Library has some public rooms open to academics and researchers; but there are still thousands and thousands of original unpublished documentations are still "behind the scene."
If you are interested in the Vatican Secret Archives, there is a book, Vatican Secret Archives which was published in October 2009. It is the first time that readers are allowed to "walk around" this wonderful and secrecy library without any restrictions.
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