That night, Jehovah began sending down Manna for them to eat. From that day on, the Israelites ate it continuously for forty years without interruption. It would usually fall for six days in a row, stopping only on the Sabbath so that the people could observe it. Therefore, the portion that fell on the sixth day was double.
—Exodus, Chapter 16
In Latin, Vatican meant "City of Prophets." Most Vatican citizens were clergy, including bishops, priests, nuns, and the famous Swiss Guard. There were also around three thousand secular workers, who made up the Vatican's main workforce but did not live within Vatican City.
Of the 572 citizens holding Vatican passports, only 223 actually lived in the Vatican.
Every morning, tourists had to queue to enter the Vatican. Sometimes refugees who had wandered into the Vatican would beg from them.
At night, once all the attractions had closed, there was little left to do in the city. Meanwhile, nightlife in secular Rome was in full swing.
After the tourists left, Vatican City, bustling with crowds during the day, became utterly silent. Only then did its religious solemnity reveal itself.
Istanbul woke in the morning to the soft call of the Quran, while the Vatican woke to morning Mass.
Even when a belief had been severely shaken, the institutions it had created would retain their authority. Only after it completely lost its influence would all things dependent on it for survival collapse.
But as long as that influence remained, even if only a little, it could rise again. Take the Good Samaritan law, for example. Its purpose was to encourage charitable people, allowing them to do good without fear of consequences.
Every museum had its crown jewel, and the Vatican Museum was no exception. Its great sculptures were Laocoön, the Belvedere