Hello one and all!
My 5th post is regarding the stance of the Vatican Library on it's collections and it's purpose with religion, notably the Vatican city religion, Roman Catholicism.
I have found that, from my last post, that the Vatican Library is not associated with religion or any stance in relation to the Vatican City itself; that it is a free standing building that welcomes all.
However, you only have to enter through the doors and be surrounded by the art around you that you will realize that the Vatican City library is actually religiously affiliated with the Pope and the city itself.
Religion plays a big part in the library. The collections and the art are all derived from some sort of religious part to play.
What is most notable is that the head librarian/instructors of the library are all Roman Catholic; this seems to be a requirement that must be met. There is definitley a stigma related to religion and the library as the library is defined as not being part of the church. Evidence that I have found, such as the surrounding art and the majority of the collections as well as the requirements to work here suggest that it IS part of the Church.
This website demonstrates the formation of my opinion; while one body states that the library is not part of the church, obvious evidence suggests that it does have ties with the Roman church.
http://capping.slis.ualberta.ca/cap05/debbie/history.html
I have found that, from my last post, that the Vatican Library is not associated with religion or any stance in relation to the Vatican City itself; that it is a free standing building that welcomes all.
However, you only have to enter through the doors and be surrounded by the art around you that you will realize that the Vatican City library is actually religiously affiliated with the Pope and the city itself.
Religion plays a big part in the library. The collections and the art are all derived from some sort of religious part to play.
What is most notable is that the head librarian/instructors of the library are all Roman Catholic; this seems to be a requirement that must be met. There is definitley a stigma related to religion and the library as the library is defined as not being part of the church. Evidence that I have found, such as the surrounding art and the majority of the collections as well as the requirements to work here suggest that it IS part of the Church.
This website demonstrates the formation of my opinion; while one body states that the library is not part of the church, obvious evidence suggests that it does have ties with the Roman church.
http://capping.slis.ualberta.ca/cap05/debbie/history.html
The video below demonstrates how important religion (Roman Catholicism) plays a part in the Vatican City and the library itself.
It is interesting to note that the video says that the Pope before the current one had stated as saying that the library was not a collection just for religious purposes but open to all.
From what I gather though, most if not all of the collections in the Vatican Library are religiously affiliated texts and scripts and the Pope is the only one actually allowed to borrow from the library itself!
From what I gather though, most if not all of the collections in the Vatican Library are religiously affiliated texts and scripts and the Pope is the only one actually allowed to borrow from the library itself!
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This week has been much easier for me to find the information required. I again found most of the information on the internet. There were some challenges along the way; most of the time I've had to form my own opinions on the stances of the Church and how they view and not view things related to the Vatican Library.
I believe I have learnt many things this week; what I have learnt most of all is that I shouldn't assume anything when it comes to the Vatican and the head, the Pope.
Sources
Video:
60 Minutes America (2011) CATHOLIC CHURCH - The Wonderous Vatican Library. [video online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q83ZDo01LQU [Accessed: 2nd October 2012].
60 Minutes America (2011) CATHOLIC CHURCH - The Wonderous Vatican Library. [video online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q83ZDo01LQU [Accessed: 2nd October 2012].
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