We were lucky when we went - our visit was part of an offer by the travel firm and we didn't have to queue
I was stunned at what we saw - not just the art, but the rather overkill display of wealth and opulence
For me, it is questionable that it should remain in private hands ns not be freely available to all that is the case with all art as far as I'm concerned
Some of the vatican's acquisitions, particularly some of its African and Asian holdings, are 'iffy', to say the least - others have been obtained on spiritual promises that can never have been fulfilled

Some time ago I had an argument about the compensation due to abuse victims and was told that, in order to do so The Vatican would have to sell of some of its holdings and that this would be wrong
I've often wondered if the same would apply if say Getty or Rothschild had been found to be doing what the church was doing, would the same apply
Jim Carroll