34 Reasons to Never Visit the Vatican – EpicPew

34 Reasons to Never Visit the Vatican

So you’re thinking of visiting the Vatican?  Not so fast, my friend:

1. It’s crazy hard to find

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2. And crazy hard to get to

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3. It’s not like you can just walk right up to it

4. Let alone drive

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5. The architecture is worthless

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Bernini_Colonnade_at_St_Peter’s_Square,_Rome_-_2626.jpg

6. And thoroughly unimpressive

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7. Seriously, who designed this anyway?

8. And really, if you’ve seen one statue you’ve seen them all

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9. #onehitwonder, hahaha…am I right?

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10. The artwork…blech

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11. Uninspiring

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Creaci%C3%B3n_de_Ad%C3%A1m.jpg

12. Christians especially would do well to stay away

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13. Christmastime is nothing special

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14. Neither is Easter

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15. There’s just nothing for them there

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16. The inside of the Basilica is soooo small

17. They should at least use it for something important

https://www.marcodilauro.com

18. Something that will change lives or something

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/

19. No one famous is buried here*

https://www.glanmireparish.ie/

20. No one

https://www.fatherdaniel.net/

21. Not a single important person

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Reliquienschrein_Papst_Johannes_XXIII_-_Petersdom.jpg

22. What does this place even commemorate, does anyone even remember?

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23. Sure, you can climb the dome, but is it really worth the effort?

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24. Don’t get me started on the lack of museums

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25. Everyone is miserable

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26. There’s no cultural diversity at all

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27. It’s totally unsafe

nbcnews.com

28. There’s no green space whatsoever

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29. No one interesting to see

https://www.todayscatholicnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/14POPEAUDIENCE14927.jpg

30. It’s a ghost town

https://www.romannews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Crowd-in-Saint-Peters-Square-for-John-Paul-II-Beatification.jpg

31. It’s even worse at night

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Basilica_di_San_Pietro_(notte).jpg

32. It’s not near anything else worth visiting

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33. A cultural and historical void.

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34. Whatever you do, do NOT visit the Vatican

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* This tomb now reads “Sanctus”.