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His Holiness on the History Channel

James Martin, S.J.March 30, 2011

"Secret Access: The Vatican" has a breathless title (and that voice-over on the promo is a hoot) but the show has some great behind-the-scenes, um, scenes and looks like a good catch tonight.  David Gibson, our sometime contributor, Dotcommonweal blogger (he describes his involvement with the show here) and author of The Rule of Benedict was one of the show's consultants.  Check it out.

 

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