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The
Pope
’
s
summer
residence
?
Aringarosa
had
never
been
,
nor
had
he
ever
desired
to
see
it
.
In
addition
to
being
the
Pope
’
s
summer
vacation
home
,
the
sixteenth
-
century
citadel
housed
the
Specula
Vaticana
–
the
Vatican
Observatory
–
one
of
the
most
advanced
astronomical
observatories
in
Europe
.
Aringarosa
had
never
been
comfortable
with
the
Vatican
’
s
historical
need
to
dabble
in
science
.
What
was
the
rationale
for
fusing
science
and
faith
?
Unbiased
science
could
not
possibly
be
performed
by
a
man
who
possessed
faith
in
God
.
Nor
did
faith
have
any
need
for
physical
confirmation
of
its
beliefs
.
Nonetheless
,
there
it
is
,
he
thought
as
Castel
Gandolfo
came
into
view
,
rising
against
a
star
-
filled
November
sky
.
From
the
access
road
,
Gandolfo
resembled
a
great
stone
monster
pondering
a
suicidal
leap
.
Perched
at
the
very
edge
of
a
cliff
,
the
castle
leaned
out
over
the
cradle
of
Italian
civilization
–
the
valley
where
the
Curiazi
and
Orazi
clans
fought
long
before
the
founding
of
Rome
.
Even
in
silhouette
,
Gandolfo
was
a
sight
to
behold
–
an
impressive
example
of
tiered
,
defensive
architecture
,
echoing
the
potency
of
this
dramatic
cliff
side
setting
.
Sadly
,
Aringarosa
now
saw
,
the
Vatican
had
ruined
the
building
by
constructing
two
huge
aluminum
telescope
domes
atop
the
roof
,
leaving
this
once
dignified
edifice
looking
like
a
proud
warrior
wearing
a
couple
of
party
hats
.
When
Aringarosa
got
out
of
the
car
,
a
young
Jesuit
priest
hurried
out
and
greeted
him
.
«
Bishop
,
welcome
.
I
am
Father
Mangano
.
An
astronomer
here
.
»
Good
for
you
.
Aringarosa
grumbled
his
hello
and
followed
his
host
into
the
castle
’
s
foyer
–
a
wide
-
open
space
whose
decor
was
a
graceless
blend
of
Renaissance
art
and
astronomy
images
.
Following
his
escort
up
the
wide
travertine
marble
staircase
,
Aringarosa
saw
signs
for
conference
centers
,
science
lecture
halls
,
and
tourist
information
services
.
It
amazed
him
to
think
the
Vatican
was
failing
at
every
turn
to
provide
coherent
,
stringent
guidelines
for
spiritual
growth
and
yet
somehow
still
found
time
to
give
astrophysics
lectures
to
tourists
.
«
Tell
me
,
»
Aringarosa
said
to
the
young
priest
,
»
when
did
the
tail
start
wagging
the
dog
?
»
The
priest
gave
him
an
odd
look
.
«
Sir
?
»
Aringarosa
waved
it
off
,
deciding
not
to
launch
into
that
particular
offensive
again
this
evening
.
The
Vatican
has
gone
mad
.
Like
a
lazy
parent
who
found
it
easier
to
acquiesce
to
the
whims
of
a
spoiled
child
than
to
stand
firm
and
teach
values
,
the
Church
just
kept
softening
at
every
turn
,
trying
to
reinvent
itself
to
accommodate
a
culture
gone
astray
.
The
top
floor
’
s
corridor
was
wide
,
lushly
appointed
,
and
led
in
only
one
direction
–
toward
a
huge
set
of
oak
doors
with
a
brass
sign
.
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