What happens in the archives stays in the archives. Nothing more true can be said of the Archives in the Vatican. Built long before their official establishment in 1475, the Vatican Archives are shrouded in mystery. They are called “Archivum Secretum Apostolicum Vaticanum”, which is Latin for “The Vatican’s Secret Archives”. Talk about being subtle. Almost every Roman Catholic conspiracy theory is linked back to these archives, probably because of this veil of secrecy surrounding them. Containing 53 million miles worth of books, they’re typically not open to the public, and historically only carefully vetted scholars have been allowed to enter. However, in 2010, following the release of the movie based on Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code”, there was an uprising in paranoia about the Illuminati, whether or not this secret society truly exists, and if their roots are really buried deep in the Vatican’s Secret Archives. To fend off some of these rumours, the Archives opened their doors to allow for select members of the public and journalists (Squires, 2010). But it’s safe to assume that the most sensitive areas of the Archives aren’t a part of the tour…
In addition to the Illuminati, there are many other well-known conspiracy theories surrounding the Vatican (“6 Creepy Conspiracy Theories,” 2016). These include the theory (or fact?) that these archives hold the largest pornography collection in the world, and that they contain evidence of Jesus Christ’s bloodline. Some say that the evidence proves that he was not the Messiah, which is definitely something that the church would want to keep hidden away for all of eternity. But I’m not going to talk about the conspiracy theories that have already been analyzed in excruciating detail.
In this post, I’m going to talk about a lesser known conspiracy theory. The theory that the Vatican Secret Archives holds a time machine.
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