A rare look at the Vatican Library's treasures

No one is allowed to borrow a book from the Vatican Library except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer and "60 Minutes" cameras get to see the best of the best.

[@Zincink]

The entire library should be digitized and available for all.

[@spacemanusa1]

It is being digitized and will take several years to complete.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

haha i bet some of those might prove that religion is hoax, that most people who are considered heroes and good guys would be shown in thier real faces, so i doubt it will be available, maybe some of it that dont matter as much

[@TheFIoridaMan]

Nostalgic memories Why do you protest so much people trying to find inner peace through believing a higher purpose

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@TheFIoridaMan knowing how much wars started and millions of people died cause of religion, i would say it is disgrace. Not to mention that all religions are people stupidity when they cant explain weather, nature or cosmos. I can understand spirituality, connection with nature, meditation and other things, but believing in fictional jewish character is just sad.

[@TheFIoridaMan]

Nostalgic memories youre missing a major principle that all scientists and religious abide by. Science and religion don’t contradicted each other. They’re two majorly different things. One attempts to explain natural world while one attempts to explain the supernatural world. Example: the Catholic churches official stance is that the theory of evaluation is true and to go against that os to go against the church. Also what war? The crusades? When christian warrior monks were formed to protect pilgrims? The only thing id say that yeah blood shed got outta hand was the Spanish Inquisition. Aside from that all worlds wars have been fought over resources, money, and oil because we’re greedy. What teaches us to not be greedy? Oh yeah. Religion. Killing is a human thing not a godly thing. Its our flaw to bear not God’s. Dont let the actions of the wicked represent the views of the many. And if you do hate religion strictly for its blood shed why not go attack islamic videos.

[@derailed2157]

I want to see what's leftover from the Library of Alexandria.

[@LordJagd]

The world deserves to know.

[@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661]

All that stuff was sold of to other libraries before alexandria collapesed from financial ruin

[@BlazeONEANdChill]

@@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661 Ha

[@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661]

@@BlazeONEANdChill not sure what's funny, that's a historical fact.

[@mindyenglish5305]

I've read that they were able to save most of them. Like Derek Donaldson said, they were gone before the fire. The only place that sources consistently name is Syria. There is a place in Syria where anyone who's aware that they're there is able to read them. You are able to hand copy any of them, but they don't leave the building. That was from an old book that I read during my occult phase. But more than one book named Syria. I was gonna follow up with more research, but I lost interest.

[@odonnchada9994]

Hail Glorious Roman Catholic Saints And Martyrs.👑✝️🕊🇻🇦🇮🇪☘

[@deborahfraser9325]

Morley is looking old and tired. You can see that he's nearing the end of a well-lived life. He passed away in 2016. He always did a good job on this show. I'm old enough to remember when 60 Minutes was at the top of their game. Rest in Peace, Morley.

[@AMorgan57]

He appears to rediscover his boyish enthusiasm when looking through the old books.

[@mikelastname1220]

He was one of the best. I remember watching the very first broadcast of 60 minutes.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

That's cool

[@anndoreen2412]

We're Catholic from Myanmar (Burma) we love our holy Catholic Church.

[@proculusjulius7035]

Don't leave your boys with the priests though. Just saying.

[@odonnchada9994]

@@proculusjulius7035 Your The One Thinking That Evil Now. Dont Leave Them With You Either If Thats The Case. Our Lord God Will Deal Very Harshly With The Evil Ones Who Hid Behind The One True Faith.🕊✝️🕯💚

[@bhs3871]

@@proculusjulius7035 Pedophilia has happened in both secular and all religious societies throughout history. The wrong acts of some would never prompt us to abandon the Holy apostolic and Christian faith.

[@winning11111]

❤️❤️❤️

[@oneseeker2]

Far more than "some", far more than some are raping!

[@decca3037]

The entire history of mankind and where we came from hidden away from us.. Evil ?..

[@davidbrandonyo7448]

I know how you feel brother. The only book I have that's not in the Bible is Enoch.

[@supremeeddy7779]

@Patrick Bateman you mean the book with the evil malevolent being at it's helm?

[@henryosborne7052]

I’m sure the Vatican is going to open the doors to a bunch of pinheads to wander around. I see what kind of drooling retards and trash they let use computers in public libraries.

[@Katy13Astrology]

evil as you can get

[@andrewharper1609]

@Patrick Bateman That's not history. It's an anthology of folk tales compiled in the bronze age and added to by anonymous authors and further censored and edited by the council of Nicea.

[@youngmummy1087]

I love my church Catholic....am so proud of that religion

[@lorettawilson7264]

THIS is so nice to see how large the Vatican Library is !!! THANK GOD and THE Vatican, for Safe-keeping all those books, along with all the other Relics they saved over the hundreds of years...it's just incredible !!!!!

[@noverdinho]

This is why i love southern Europe, esp. Italy and Greece. So much ancient arts that are the cradle of our Western and Eastern Europe cultural root

[@TheProrage509]

Aotearoa Excubitores man I love Europe it’s not safe anywhere you go

[@therealmccoy2004]

Smh..unlearned

[@essencemg]

St Dominique I believe all this came from Africa.

[@wycliffelevigan6702]

@@essencemg yes my brother they came and stole everything books,Art, articles of power,, the first Christians were the Ethiopians even before the so called RCC

[@hauntologicalwittgensteini2542]

@@essencemg wE wUZ kAnGZ nShIeT

[@lionbehavior8282]

1st Maccabees 3:48. And laid open the book of the law, wherein the heathen had sought to paint the likeness of their images. For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy preists are in heaviness and brought low. All Praises to The Most High!

[@gkeith64]

Write that truth... Shalom wa barakah meshpaca.

[@xiyia2013]

Shalom.....thank you for writing the truth.

[@realThomastheCat]

He who judges shall be judged accordingly with His truth. Repent false prophet of Babylon, you are not welcomed here

[@rwatler]

In what book is this written?

[@lionbehavior8282]

@@rwatler The Apocrypha, these are books that Europeans have taken out of the Bible.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

The comments are hilarious. This is the Church's possessions. They don't have to share it. They are digitizing it, as a courtesy. It is crazy that people that don't even belong to the church think they are entitled to their things..

[@kus0mak]

Those display books are very nice reproductions. No sane curator would handle the originals barehanded. Everyone in the room would have been wearing masks too.

[@drippy2507]

I understand the gloves but aren’t the masks a little much for reading a book

[@thedrutube7581]

I bought some old books and an og Manly p Hall book from the 20s and as soon as i opened the pages had me coughing and choking and inside my nose got really dry. So i just read the digital version while the og just looks dope in my library 😎

[@vanrssawise5804]

@@thedrutube7581 You are absolutely correct, Andrew. The masks ARE to protect the curators or anyone else handling the books or around when they are being handled. Some of the books are a thousand or more years old, and there's no telling what kind of bacteria are embedded in the dust that comes from opening them. Good call♥

[@vanrssawise5804]

Exactly! The gloves are for the protection of the books, the masks are for their own protection♥

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

@@thedrutube7581 Man gimme some ah them dope books boi, quit hoggin all them books

[@kwesiaisreal9205]

That's a lot of stolen history in that library. It would clear up a whole lot of lies

[@TomRock81]

Thus the reason it will never see the light of day.

[@dennisj.isreal8263]

*Malachi **3:16**-18 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.*

[@dennisj.isreal8263]

@Mike Dias May My ABBA Do Unto You As U Have Spoken Unto Me, Amein & Amein😇

[@danielsol3792]

Mike Dias if Im not mistaken wasn’t it your people who were caught paying schools to pass their children? And also your people were caught getting help from “Africans” to write papers for you children of lie IQ I mean high IQ? You should watch what comes out of that trap of yours. You will give an account for every idle word. Judgement is headed your way ☀️

[@sarak4418]

@@danielsol3792 amen to that 😂

[@timothykozlowski2945]

The Vatican had a very impressive art and book collection.

[@Cornelius87]

I'm not religious but I'm glad the catholic church preserves and puts importance to all the works in this library as well as all the art accumulated in history like the Sistine chapel and all the sculptures.

[@pwndecaf]

Preserve what for whom?

[@odonnchada9994]

Glory Be To Our Lord God.☘🕊🕯

[@johnryan8985]

Sounds like they should scan each book and charge a monthly fee to readers. You wouldn't need a donation ever again.

[@mikelastname1220]

Good idea, but I bet it would take centuries just to photograph each page to make it a pdf.

[@johnryan8985]

@@mikelastname1220 They have companies that do that for a living. All courts/public records went though that phase.

[@kevinkirby4305]

That would be a great idea. So many schools would pay millions yearly to be able to study these books. Harvard, Oxford, Princeton, Yale, etc would pay fortunes to have access!!

[@maedorasmith33]

You mean they are going to let see the history that we have already figured out without them

[@stephencarter1033]

Now you start to see they knew that the books they burned from every native people from around the world contained tru knowledge

[@henryosborne7052]

The church was keeping knowledge alive when your people were wallowing in their own filth.

[@criticalhard]

@@henryosborne7052 this.

[@noelyanes2455]

@@henryosborne7052 facts

[@Vladklx]

do u fookin native knew how even to write and read!??

[@Honestlytruth]

@@Vladklx many did since ancient times stupid lol

[@sheilatackett8466]

I am amazed, they have no gloves on, when handling the books.

[@invictus88]

I am bothered

[@5thgen691]

The library is air tight sealed for no humidity to get in

[@Da_Homie12]

Who cares

[@1HonestGuero3]

You dont need gloves for replicas

[@mjsreelworld4867]

It’s probable the decoy Vatican

[@margo3367]

The Vatican has untold treasures, not merely the library but art work. I saw the few pieces that they would allow to travel years ago at a museum exhibit. Priceless pieces, antiquities among them.

[@pwndecaf]

If everyone that was molested sued for $100, the Vatican and RC Church would have to sell everything they own.

[@matthewm5581]

pwndecaf Oh shut up.

[@RandomPerson-go5sn]

Just like most museums?

[@RandomPerson-go5sn]

pwndecaf there always that one guy who doesn’t know squat and wants to comment. 🙄

[@lvcfro]

some people here at comment section thought that these curators need to wear gloves all the time! positively they were in an air conditioned room where these type of paper won’t get damaged. you wear gloves if the temperature’s quite high or in a humid area. and sometimes, wearing gloves could potentially ruin those papers....

[@AnHebrewChild]

The gloves are also for your body’s natural oil & sweat

[@criticalhard]

Sweat is more disgusting than bacteria tho

[@Rhythmicons]

Ahh the good old Vatican Library. Full of ancient treasures they didn't decide to burn.

[@pault2148]

It's a great disservice to Humanity, to not have these books scanned and shared with the World.

[@bambi1331]

They are actually doing that. There are thousands already available on their website.

[@kylepietrusiewicz2749]

The challenge is that many are hundreds, even over a thousand years old, so they are in a fragile state, making handling and copying a concern for the original documents saftey,

[@justtruth5855]

Paul T they wont share what they have done in history, until they are forced to..

[@henryosborne7052]

just truth No one is going to force the Vatican to do anything. It’s their collection. Do you think Vatican should allow every pinhead in the world access to their library.

[@justtruth5855]

Henry Osborne, are you certain? they will open the history up when the world wants the vaticans money. To justify this they will shame what exactly is the catholic religion. Look in this pope praying to luicifer on his ordination?. They dont hide it any more. Ceasare Borgias look into him and the images of jesus. .

[@davidscales806]

This, to me, is a glimpse of what Heaven holds!

[@JD-kf2ki]

Big Bang Theory founder was an ordained Catholic priest named "Georges Lemaitre". Look up!

[@georgealderson4424]

Well said sir. Blessings and peace be with you

[@williamh725]

Yep!👌🏿💯%👈🏿

[@juniorbjj4653]

So was the father of the protestans.

[@gdienforcer7870]

A true heretic!

[@Seancreaney7]

An apostae priest .

[@noealvarado3886]

beautiful and amazing... I love the old missals with paintings... For example: The Christmas Missal of Alexander VI is wonderful

[@mrldjohnston5736]

The Most High says no trees in your house smh against the laws

[@mikelastname1220]

@@toxicfuture2357 Nice try, there anti-Catholic guy. That passage applies to a particular time and place it was written. Good luck with your hopes of the destruction of the Catholic Church. It will still be here when they put you to rest in your grave.

[@godreaper5378]

Some of these books that's lock up tells true meaning of times

[@gmanon1181]

This is awesome. Hopefully, we all will be able to read it soon in the web.

[@paulgary5035]

It is important to preserve the record of the past. The popes did well with establishing the Vatican Library.

[@toxicfuture2357]

Satanic and pagan doctorin relics books all memorabilia will be destroyed in the end of days acording to the lords will it is the lords will for thoes unholy things to be destroyed not preserved we are commanded acording to the word of God to tear down there alters and idols the pope has put himself above the holy lord almighty repent or die in sin turn from your pagan ways and perceive the word of God the pope is a unholy blasphemous wolf in a shepard's clothing

[@Kitiwake]

@@toxicfuture2357 no he doesn't

[@toxicfuture2357]

@@Kitiwake Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

[@toxicfuture2357]

Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

[@toxicfuture2357]

@HellOWorld Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

[@AnyahEMB]

As a library director, I find it difficult to believe that no one knows the full contents of what’s in that library. That’s what librarians do: create lists, finding aids, and databases to document the holdings of a library. Card catalogs are obsolete but there must be digital files. Why say something do preposterous? Having said that, I’d love to spend a day exploring that library. Lots of stolen history there!

[@deadtothewxrld]

Possibly they meant that no one person could know everything. The narration did refer to a handful of different curators, after all.

[@mikelastname1220]

I think what they were saying is it is impossible for one or even many people working there to know everything that is in there. I'm sure they have old fashioned card catalogs and modern digital files. And to be honest, I don't think the Vatican was all that concerned with writing down a list of everything in there. That probably only came about in the early 1900's and possibly, to a fuller extent, starting around the 1980's.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Is your library 33 miles long and 2,000 years old?

[@bendover9620]

Stolen? You must be American. Of course you'd know about stolen history

[@MonsterMisunderstood]

@@mikelastname1220 as someone who’s spent time digitizing even a small collection, it takes years and good training and an expensive hosting platform to make sure things are done properly and to standard, especially with delicate materials

[@glynpereira3256]

And what about all the stuff they do not reveal??

[@Met9171]

Glyn Pereira what do they do actuality.. Is what I see I'm the movies about them real?

[@JosephConcerned]

@@Met9171 They actually have influence on Hollywood through the Jesuits.

[@elchupulooo8970]

There all liers and fake because they hide the complete and honest truth including the real name of our creator and heavenly father yahuah YAH?

[@desilanni2]

The library belongs to the Catholic church and it's people. What you said is illogical. Free speech does not mean you can go into any place and do what you want. You can find what you want in an atheist building. Anything can be written down. That doesn't mean it is all true. The Vatican holds the original writings of the Apostles. Catholicism is an Apostolic Churc, founded by the Apostles on the order of Jesus the Christ.

[@henryosborne7052]

Rebecca Singletary Is English your first language? Woman, what are you talking about?

[@juliesantaelena449]

No matter how people talk bad about the Catholic Church it still stands the largest most powerful religion in the world.

[@jamesferguson1638]

Why we still not allowed to read something out of this library still don't understand the big secret library 🤷‍♂️ soon enough you will have to release the books to the public in my opinion

[@shoshana-xs4cm]

Most of it is stolen ☠️

[@michaeljotoyajackson7294]

Apocrypha 1 Maccabees And laid open the book of the law, wherein the heathen had sought to paint the likeness of their images.

[@ricomilly1990]

All theses images been repainted I'm a artist so I can tell. They should all be black

[@andrewistall]

Peacekeeper Truth-seeker because he’s an artist

[@Da_Homie12]

Any fool on the internet can claim to be an artist

[@ricomilly1990]

@@Da_Homie12 your the fool I can tell u know nothing. Artists only started painting with colors within the last 134 years also look up Renaissance art then maybe u will understand.

[@pelaiahisrael2389]

Isaiah 47:6-13 [6]I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. [7]And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. [8]Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: [9]But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. [10]For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. [11]Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. [12]Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. [13]Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

[@Mr.QuantumC0re]

Well I’m an artist to not just you buddy!

[@user-uz5te9qc7t]

I'm Catholic and feel strongly that all this should be sold and the money can go to feed the hungry! I'm sure Jesus would agree.

[@odonnchada9994]

Same Here. By Helping The Poor And Homeless You Are Helping God Himself.☘🕊🕯

[@fredradatz9575]

Smiling faces sometimes tell lies

[@maris2200]

fred radatz. back stabbers

[@damiengrivas6215]

This video could also be titled "A rare look at just some of the Vatican's stolen wealth and treasures"

[@abbofun9022]

Damien Grivas , stolen? Be specific and tell us who from exactly? These beautifully enlightened books certainly didn’t come out of Americas or Africa, most of them were created by monks as part of their devotional work.

[@brendacamdzic7879]

@@abbofun9022 lmfao you're delusional. All their wealth is stolen.

[@abbofun9022]

Brenda, I only asked for some substantiation to the ‘thefts statements. Clearly you and Damien are simple dimwitted barbarians who project ignorance on a 2000 year old library. Better go educate yourself.

[@brendacamdzic7879]

@@abbofun9022 educated people don't believe that most of these books were created by monks as part of their devotional work like you😹😹😹. Try again buddy I am educated tyvm🤪.

[@abbofun9022]

Brenda Camdzic , then who do you think created those splendidly illustrated ancient parchments and bibles?

[@mrldjohnston5736]

All should be returned to the true decendants not those in proxy

[@allensaunders449]

Return everything to who how to find out ridiculous

[@criticalhard]

Are you brainless???? Why? Those are keep safe there no matter what, if they were returned people wouldn't handle them with proper care

[@elusive7244]

@@criticalhard they say that my people's holiest tools (jewish - israelite culture) are hidden in these vaults. they need to be returned to my people

[@therightquestion2983]

A disgusting display of wealth in a hungry world. Jesus would tear it down!

[@2.5_RANGER]

Ahhh yes...you probably think communism is great huh?

[@therightquestion2983]

@@2.5_RANGER in theory, not practice. Do YOU think we live in a democracy or a republic for that matter. With the people we have in charge now, the corporations, we're no better than serfs. We'll have to fight to get it back. Ok? Don't judge so fast.

[@desertrose6100]

Dawn A absolutely

[@JosephConcerned]

right on dawn

[@BakaryD]

Lol religion is bs

[@justinmaxwell1608]

@ 4:00 it's not mankind's treasure if they can't access it. It's the world's largest stolen artifact collection.

[@kylepietrusiewicz2749]

The church really stole all those letters and books written to and for the church

[@justinmaxwell1608]

@@kylepietrusiewicz2749 , the church is the people, the knowledge contained in the Vatican library is not being shared with the children of Israel. God has preserved and reinforced his word through events like finding the dead Sea Scrolls. Peace be upon you brother.

[@LostArchivist]

Someone has to curate and preserve it. If we had a better way to do things, they would be done that way.

[@tonysamaniego7875]

Who’s here after watching corona virus news? O.o

[@Mr.QuantumC0re]

Tony Samaniego not me

[@ljj3x3]

Just a day to walk through St.Peter's Chapel ,it would be heaven.I hope the Vatican opens up more of its documents and writings to the world.

[@henryosborne7052]

Rebecca Singletary Man, you need some help

[@desilanni2]

And you know this how? What about the millions of Catholics Protestants killed?

[@desilanni2]

What proof of this can you offer? The Catholic church used the information kept in this library to write the Bible. Please read history. The "trial and torture" were done by King Ferdinand of Spain. Not the Catholic church.

[@breakingames7772]

It also hides where people really came from, who built the pryamids and what they were used for...free energy...the Egyptian people simply moved into the pryamids. They were built 10000 years ago

[@thinkbeforeyoureact2988]

The Lord does not dwell in temples made with hands of men.

[@jeannie525]

The contents of this library is very sacred and deserves to be kept out of the hands of the public. These sacred books, pictures, etc... are not meant to be put in boxes and end up in someone's attic or basement. In this library these sacred items are being cared for from deteriorating through time. Beautiful and thank you Mr. Safer!!!

[@davidchavez8565]

Isn't The Catholic Church Is What's Left Of The Roman Empire

[@jesusreyes15]

David Chavez essentially yes

[@albertusr6178]

wrong. because CC is an Apostolic Church

[@xcp4518]

Alouicious Bumberclart ahh just like rome

[@LostArchivist]

No, the Roman Empire is a defunct political entity. Italy is closer to what is left of the Roman Empire, but honestly most of what is left of the Roman Empire comes in the form of technology, social invention and culture.

[@Robin-o5u]

It’s not surprising that a lot of comments are so negative on here. Why can’t you just enjoy the 60 Minute video, look at the history. Whether you believe or not is your decision. I personally feel that it’s so amazing that they have so many documents, scriptures, photos and so much more. No need to argue. Just listen and move on. Simple as that.

[@josephmae1519]

It's actually crazy seeing people argue that the Vatican Library is not open to the public while it's completely false. Good to see some people like you brother whose mind is still intact in the midst of the bs here in the comments.

[@pwndecaf]

If the roman church of notre dame can be brought down, so can the vatican.

[@christophersaillant8122]

pwndecaf “Roman church “

[@karenwright8556]

Beautiful statues,and things made of gold,bronze and marble all have value here...a testament to indeed ingenuity and talent. Alas treasures stored up are just that...like antiques in granny's attic they all collect dust. We don't take any of it with us when we go.

[@Brancaalice]

It all are for earth civilization not for another world, the generation that will live after, it is necessary preserve the memory in order to keep evoluction moving.

[@bunchofroses83]

“Look at all the stuff we have stolen !”

[@bjorn7427]

@red x17 what happen to "thou shalt not steal" rule?

[@mosesking2923]

@red x17 Actually the Catholic monks preserved many texts from Egypt, Constantinople that otherwise would have been destroyed by the Muslim Caliphates.

[@duaneheckman3171]

I simply could NOT believe watching this that the people IN charge of that library were not gloved when they were turning the pages of those ancient books. Sweat and dirt -- even micro germs from the hands and fingers have the potential of spoiling those pages. Every documentary I have seen of experts handling such artifacts had them wearing plastic gloves ---- unbelievable!!

[@Labyrinth6000]

I was told you're suppose to hold old books without gloves, gloves are more likely to destroy the books.

[@Musick79]

The entire system is about to sell out to NWO/one religion - why would they want to destroy our history of belief systems?!

[@RetroAP]

They should start translating and publishing everything in the archives. It's a crime against man to hold all this knowledge secret.

[@RetroAP]

1manuscriptman I would definitely volunteer to help. More people need to get involved.

[@dfwSwiss]

Retro AP Are you an expert then in ancient languages (such as Latin, Greek, etc) that would allow you to actually help? If not what else could you possibly do to help? Naturally, you would have to be there on your own dime and time. Portions of the documents are available in the ever growing online library. Do you people ever do research first before making demands that make you look like morons?

[@RetroAP]

@@dfwSwiss what's with people such as yourself bringing negativity into conversations/small talk? What's the point in doing that?

[@LostArchivist]

@@RetroAP If the comment section in the video is any indication, maybe they read too many comments. There are numerous calls for that by the uninformed.

[@billyfolseakabbafolse6555]

It’s so sad that humanity cannot share all these lost stories of antiquity this is human knowledge from as far back as nobody knows. This library should be putting every book online. Share our history

[@bjornisB]

They're working on it...

[@paulaaugust1]

The biggest treasure of humanity is kept secret from humanity

[@dekmew05]

Have they got everything digitized yet?

[@cleo6205]

I can't imagine 2 million books, the coins, and the artifacts. Wow

[@TheProrage509]

cleo yeah I’m surprised the coins survived that long. Usually they’d melt those coins wierd what a bunch of freaks behind those doors

[@marccosdecesaro]

So much treasures and adoration, for a institution that says do not idolize objects

[@angelicaagustin7808]

This is a glorious act of God, to put an end to barbarism, and to give birth to modern western civilization. Glory be to God in his Church!

[@pwndecaf]

Nonsense, Angelica.

[@aprilyndirectories]

Huhu I wanna read all the books in there... Is there's an online version?

[@thingsido8695]

Wikipedia

[@gisselacosta3957]

Great! Thank you🇨🇷❤️🙏🏻🕊 🌹 Nov/2019

[@vadermonkey55]

Morley was always doing the art stories

[@markmh835]

He was a cultured man. Like Abba Eban. Such gentleman hardly exist anymore.

[@lonestar1123]

Didn’t go to the library, but I’ve been to the Vatican.

[@nasi_chosenseed81]

When you know the truth, watching something like this only shows me how awesome my people are, and how great, and how real the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY SPIRIT, really are!! QAM✊🏾YASHARALA!!!

[@kelliecarter8376]

This is awesome. I would love too see it.

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Fantastic.could be photographed and copied for Library of Congress.

[@bbridge4th]

Books and manuscripts the Catholic Church stole from Kemet.

[@bbridge4th]

@jokesonu420 No one terrorized the world but the cavelins, dragging his knuckles as he wipe out entire groups to steal their land and artifacts. Now it's the cavelins who are drying out as their become more infertile and enjoy more and more deadly skin cancers.

[@perfectstudents8361]

It seems that Henry VIII's letters were not written in the English that we understand. Is it Latin or Old/Middle English?

[@mosesking2923]

He retained the use of Latin even in church services. The Church of England continued to use Latin under Henry's reign. It only became "Protestant" under his son.

[@shafur3]

So beautiful!

[@Seymourbutts6168]

What is leagally stopping all information stored in the archives becoming accessible to public?

[@KingPingviini]

It is open for scholars. Books are old and fragile. You would really expect the books to survive if it was open for common public?

[@acajudi100]

I love 60 minutes!!!

[@peterszigeti7476]

Two men are holding ancient manuscripts. And they don't wear gloves.

[@henrylivingstone2800]

They were facsimiles, I assume you’re talking about the two papyrus fragments. Those were copies not the original. And for all the ancient books they were touching most archivists don’t use gloves when handling books, the gloves desensitize your senses and you might end up ripping the paper.

[@HBC423]

this should be on display, not kept locked away from the world

[@TheProrage509]

HBC423 there obviously hiding things

[@VoDucQuang]

It's quite a lot to be displayed... and most individuals do not even have the linguistic capability to read the documents.

[@borneandayak6725]

Its a ancient and priceless documents

[@christophermurphy7723]

people wold destroy them most people who say this are the ones who want to destroy them not saying you just saying. plus there old and made of old stuff that falls apart after awhile i collect old books and if i let 1000 people look at them they would just be sticky notes left then no one else could enjoy them....so photo copy is cool etc but some of them are not good for some people to read cause of what the meaing of those books would do to you or your life......Not all can read with a open mind etc.....us people suck look we cant even talk to each other anymore and some people think the internet has been around for a million years! weird.....lol.....

[@pabloalvez915]

One of the greatest naturalists was a French catholic priest, Teilhard de Chardin. Faith and Science always hand in hand.

[@rizaldysangalang8931]

This is definitely the lost library of alexandria!

[@aoneyardgalwellington4922]

Vatican maybe

[@Da_Homie12]

Stupid

[@edwardota1991]

2:53 what type of map is that? I've been searching for it and haven't found any luck. I'd like to study the design

[@TitaSim]

Looks like a flat earth map

[@LostArchivist]

Without more context my untrained eyes can not tell. It may be a stylistic map of the Mediterranean or a polar map of what would have once been the known world, but that is just my speculation.

[@mzwrightbella3542]

Email me [e-mail]

[@johovahsoleman6612]

I have the map of paradise plus Jerusalem in time of Jesus plus so much more

[@greenlight2323]

Guess WHO will be the next Pope. I want that books.

[@barrycampion9679]

You also altered many text,Mary Magdalene for instance,made her out to be bad when in fact she was good

[@RoseSharon7777]

Open it to the public, we paid for it!

[@desilanni2]

Really? You were alive hundreds of years ago? Do you have cancelled chevks?

[@RoseSharon7777]

@Lester Villoga Indulgences and land theft. A known FACT. Go get educated.

[@ryanlove830]

Protestant Heretics would destroy all this in a second.

[@averygoodrich2927]

Fubzilla If you say infant baptism in quotes then you have no idea about salvation by grace.

[@daanklas776]

I'm a total not believer. But I would never destroy this historical evidence. But I know for sure we don't get to see every secret document there. I think there are documents of the most brutal events ever happened to mankind. But those we never get to see. Same like 'cursed books' what I believe is some BS

[@daanklas776]

@@lottanerve1777 its known for a fact that the pope is straightly involved in every major event/attack.

[@wholeNwon]

Zealots in general. Remember Savonarola, the Catholic?

[@mr.meizap.2732]

Protestants is an ethnic based organisation.. Not a Church that Jesus built.

[@eisenjeisen6262]

That was a big treat and beautiful download, thanks, Bertrand Russell said the early Christians had a monopoly on education so you see how far they came until today, and Mr Russell said, the most religious man in the world is not the most intelligent!!!

[@seanmoran6510]

Wisdom and Intelligence are not the same

[@franklyspeaking8335]

The Roman Catholic Church, the faith I very much believe in should let the world see these treasures. It will bear proof that God exists and that his Holy Church is the true Church.

[@karlshaner2453]

Frank: Wouldn't it be wonderful to have access to all the ancient writing within that library! If it strengthened your faith or led to another,... Light and truth are always welcome to the pure in heart.

[@13dolphins13]

Library or Archivum Secretium

[@franklyspeaking8335]

P Harrison I’ll pray for you. Your gonna need it.

[@dfwSwiss]

Frankly Speaking In these times I very much doubt that most people would even recognize God/Jesus if He stood right in front of them. A public library won't change that; besides, as I understand it, the Vatican is making a great deal of documents available in digital form. Do you really think all these conspiracy nuts would actually read any of the documents and not still claim that they're hiding the "real secrets"? Mental illness can't be fought with reason.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, that sounds cool

[@onesimustyus8439]

The black messiah yashua

[@odonnchada9994]

Your Thinking Of The Evil One. Christ Appeared To Our Saints And Martyrs As Olive Skinned.💚

[@tinalouiseking]

I think we're really coming into an age where the Pope is played out

[@Allthingsgreat1]

T K Pope is just a man nothing more

[@user-wz7xp4bz3w]

@Imperator That's very long time ago... 🙄

[@odonnchada9994]

God Bless Our Pope.☘🇮🇪💚

[@bhs3871]

Not at all. The Pope has been in existence for 2,000 years lol, never once have they ever been seen as "played out". If anything, they are involved in most major world affairs and are, in a sense, the head figure of all of Christianity. There's also a lot of the younger generation within Catholicism that takes their faith seriously. The apostolic teachings and the authority of the Pope will never be 'played out' :D

[@WhiskeyTango68]

@@bhs3871 google “worst popes in history”…very played out.

[@erykahhoney588]

Would love to check out books from the Vatican

[@EriduTV]

Who else noticed the fake images of caucasian bible characters?

[@danebarnes3325]

Well, yes. Because these manuscripts were written between 500-1000 years ago based on which one you're looking at, when most people were illiterate and most people didn't travel. That doesn't make them 'racist'. It just means more people were less culturally informed than we are now. The manuscript illustrations also depict biblical characters wearing period medieval clothing. That doesn't mean they were trying to white-wash history though. It simply means that the scriptoriums where these manuscript copies of the Bible were made were designed to be relatable to the people of their surrounding land. That's why manuscript illustrations began - because most people were illiterate. And when you live in a place and time where globalism hasn't occured and most people in Europe are Caucasian - hey guess what - the people are probably going to look Caucasian. And we also have to understand that what these manuscripts are trying to export in art isn't just a narrative, but also symbolism. Symbols that people can relate to in understanding, so often they used symbols that were predominate in their culture. For example, there are depictions of Goliath looking straight-up like a Norman Knight. Though it is interesting to mention that in cultures that did have closer contact with the Near-East, such as Kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula during the Reconquista or Byzantine Icons - the figures do appear much more semetic and near-eastern. I don't think we, as people who live in an age of globalism, can really shame people living in the 11th Century for not being more multicultural when most western Europeans wouldn't have had much opportunity to meet non-Europeans unless they were Pilgrims or went on Crusade. And that wasn't exactly an opportunity like Study Abroad is today. Most people would have to sell everything they owned and risk death many times over to achieve that. Of-course to do such a thing today would be in poor taste and would be inaccurate. But this was a thousand years ago, when most people couldn't even read. Come on now.

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

Truly breathe taking: but I ask one real question; with the rising sea levels and the Basilica of St Peter being so close, does the Vatican have a secondary place of storage. And have the thought about digital photo graphing all the books: so they might been able too be read without concern of damage; that way it's not just sitting there making the shelves look good. Thank you pontiff for your time, God bless amen. 🇦🇹🇬🇧🇻🇮🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇮🇹🇻🇦🇺🇳🇫🇷🇬🇪

[@toxicfuture2357]

Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

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[@astartejones4841]

THEY ARE PAYING THE PRICE RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR THIEVERY.

[@kossieseii85]

Astarte Jones How?🤔

[@Brancaalice]

@@kossieseii85 Those people are cursed, they curse everything, even history of humanity, that is barbaric. It about ancient library, humanity , eight ,wonder of world, they still threw their poison on that. Go burn your poison, after you came back here.

[@Pasionadamujer]

They will never allow no one to have access of this books because they know the day we do everyone will know so many truth of who they worship and their tru identity will be reveal even more And that means that the Bible is the book of the real history of the true Jews the Christ chosen ones..

[@Chris-lz1fs]

Fascinating! I could happily spend a long time in that library just looking through whatever I fancy. Rome is or was on my bucket list as a place to visit but with this coronavirus and Brexit going on, I have no idea if that'll happen.

[@alvanrigby6361]

Why would Brexit have any effect on you visiting Rome ?

[@Chris-lz1fs]

@@alvanrigby6361 Well, I don't honestly know what way Brexit will affect travel to European countries. I'm not too well travelled and generally don't know. I only know with COVID-19 there isn't much hope for a while yet.

[@jayveeaurea9091]

Those book should honestly be translated to Latin and uploaded online. Thing is... where on earth would you find the funds to do so?😬

[@user-wz7xp4bz3w]

Most of them are in Latin so they should be translated into English or another language. They did. You can find the translations online...

[@AnHebrewChild]

“Translated to Latin” Can you please explain your thought process here? Thanks.

[@gabriellima7900]

This should've been longer 😩

[@svavartraustason5659]

these books and scriptures should be given back to the areas that they were stolen from.

[@WilliamLuvNarniaAlsn]

Beautiful books

[@toxicfuture2357]

Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

[@tykimjones]

@@toxicfuture2357 APTTMH

[@bhs3871]

@@toxicfuture2357 That was strictly given to Israel in a specific era towards a specific group. You can't take random bible verses and apply them to anything you deem fit. Don't be arrogant and ignorant.

[@allaalijahrahalibabajesusk8961]

Love you all. Don't trust sound interpret to silence

[@OUTBOUND184]

0:21 we were not coming out of the dark ages five centirues ago. Absurd/incorrect statement.

[@Icanbacktrailers]

More like 1000 years ago

[@alittleofeverything4190]

Before they destroy it, make it part of the public domain. What library is a secret?

[@okcivicx693]

Secret is a mistranslation into English. It's intended meaning is "personal" so it's the Pope's personal library

[@thearmedoregoniancitizensj7911]

I think it should be our decision to decide what we can and cannot read look at talk about or right it shouldn't be anyone else's decisions but our own

[@desilanni2]

Wow! Sorry but you do not have that right. These books and artifacts belong to the Catholic people. They are being kept safe.

[@henryosborne7052]

As opposed to what, peanuts?

[@upendomoyoni4548]

The entire library is about about the mind and all the unseen that controls the flesh....if human kind finds out this knowledge will all be free and vibrate as one as we were always meant to be ..The glory of God will be here...

[@fredisausthevenision1071]

if you start reading the thing's in the Vatican. You need more than one life to read everything in there!!!🇮🇹

[@toxicfuture2357]

Deuteronomy 12:2-3 "You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. "You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

[@Kitiwake]

@@toxicfuture2357 the pillar of asherah was an ancient canaanite goddess.. Long ago destroyed by the Judeans...so the job is already done. Try to stay in context.

[@toxicfuture2357]

@@Kitiwake I will pray for you please read gods word and ask him for understanding

[@topshonuff]

No Gloves? Needs better handling of those old ancient rare books. Cheers 🍻

[@markmh835]

Perhaps they were all replicas, just like the last ones.

[@topshonuff]

@@markmh835 if they are Replicas, why don’t they allow people to check them out? Only the Pope is the only one to take out of the Library. 2M books is what they said they have.

[@henrylivingstone2800]

@@topshonuff I think they let qualified experts and scholars to check out books.

[@henrylivingstone2800]

@@markmh835 No…I think the last one was just so delicate (considering they’re made of papyrus and not paper) that they had facsimiles made

[@matisfriedman9930]

Considering so much of the treasures were pillaged, stolen from different countries and peoples, like the Jewish communities who were often persecuted by the Church, it behooves the Vatican to at least offer to sell (or return outright) the manuscripts to their rightful owners. If sold, they would have much more money they can use for charity and make right the many wrongs. Does not the Bible teach to return the stolen objects to the owner? All theCatholic private-schools which closed down for lack of funds could have remained open and funded instead of the Vatican sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars of other people’s belongings.