Must be photoshopped—that isn’t anywhere near ornate enough to be the Pope’s TV room.
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Of course it isn’t and of course it is Photoshopped (not too badly, judging by your comment). The funny thing is – I have actually been in the pope’s screening room (in 1990, this was) and have a picture I haven’t yet been able to find again. It’s not at all ornate, large and white and quite simple, as I recall (it could, of course, have changed since then). Large screen and above it an almost equally large cross. If I had found it, it wouldn’t have been useful for this purpose.
The Spanish Monsignor then in charge was quite friendly; what was amusing was that he was so obsessed with Spanish football that at one point he had to excuse himself to get the latest scores.
Must be photoshopped—that isn’t anywhere near ornate enough to be the Pope’s TV room.
Of course it isn’t and of course it is Photoshopped (not too badly, judging by your comment). The funny thing is – I have actually been in the pope’s screening room (in 1990, this was) and have a picture I haven’t yet been able to find again. It’s not at all ornate, large and white and quite simple, as I recall (it could, of course, have changed since then). Large screen and above it an almost equally large cross. If I had found it, it wouldn’t have been useful for this purpose.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE POPE’S SCREENING ROOM?
Paying an official visit to the Vatican Film Archive, as a representative of an Israeli film archive.
Ah. Well that’s quite interesting.
The Spanish Monsignor then in charge was quite friendly; what was amusing was that he was so obsessed with Spanish football that at one point he had to excuse himself to get the latest scores.
Actually, I see he got a new cinema in 2005, same guy still in charge: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104×2990472
That’s rather sweet about the football.