I don't think I have anything interesting or new to say about the Vatican, so I've decided to strike that scene from the book. But there was one exchange that I overheard, in the gift shop, that was too amazing not to share:
Male British tourist to female cashier: “Excuse me, do you sell action figures of the Pope? Ones that move?”
The cashier's eyes widened in horror. “No! Not here!”
“Do you know where I could get one?”
Long pause. Double-blink. Sigh. “Try a shop by Saint Peter's Square.”
Amazing, indeed!
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