The most awesome thing I have ever seen on the net. The Vatican virtual tours.

me

[FoxPro]

Come visit Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome!

I am warning you, if you go to this link you may be stuck on this website for hours, as I was yesterday:

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/Media/VR/Lateran_Apse/index.html

A map of the project is here:

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-it.html

An article about the project is here:

http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/inside-scoop-on-vaticans-groundbreaking-virtual-tour/#comment-10076

And the real reason I am posting this is my question.

When will the other Vatican related buildings pictorial projects be finished? I cant figure this out.

How will we know?

Where will they be posted?

Is there a good site out there that we can use to find out the artists and history of the objects we are looking at? It is almost overwhelming.

This was posted here at freerepublic.com yesterday, but it didn't get any legs. I want to give it a second try, since it is so amazing. It is arguably, in some ways better than actually being there, as you can zoom into different parts of the building that would be impossible to do while standing on the floor if you were actually there.

[Petronski]

What a big typical steaming pile of pro-Roman hatred in reply.

I'm neither pro-Roman nor anti-Roman. I've never been to Rome.

I'm so glad to live in your mind rent free.

Don't flatter yourself, I don't hate you. I hate the lies about the Catholic Church that you spew.

I'm not going to respond again...

Hmmmm.

[Technical Editor]

You cannot be a Christian — it’s impossible — not with such an ugly mind as yours.

[Petronski]

There's a corollary that goes like this:

Light a man a fire, keep him warm for a night.

Light a man ON fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life.

[KrisKrinkle]

“If all that art was put on the market, how many of the worlds hungry would it feed?”

I jumped ahead and noticed nobody can answer your question. I also notice you have access to the internet, so if you’re serious about your question you can do some research, determine a value for the art in question, determine the number of the worlds hungry, the cost to feed each of them, how long they would have to be fed, and then do the math to figure out “how many of the worlds hungry” could be fed.

When you get the answer it would be nice of you to tell it to the rest of us.

“Just ask’n?”

Just say’n.

[BARLF]

I've not heard that one.

I knew if I didn't look up the fish one it would keep me awake.)

[doc1019]

And I don’t, that is not a problem, in my eyes, only in yours.

[WVKayaker]

You cannot be a Christian — it’s impossible

Ugly mind = don't agree with Catholic heresy...

I don't think you get to make that determination, FRiend. My faith is in Jesus Christ, not a sprinkle or lighting candles. I trust in God to provide my everything...

Thanks for playing.

Ephesians 2:7-9 (New International Version)

7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

[Petronski]

He misrepresents the teachings of the Catholic Church and you find no fault with it.

Not anyone’s problem but yours.

[doc1019]

Just receive a personal email regarding you … niters to you and gumby.

[Petronski]

Run away.

[Salvation]

Catholic bump.

REAL art bump!

[99Floyd]

If all that art was put on the market, how many of the worlds hungry would it feed? Just ask’n?
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It would amount to about the same as whizzing into the ocean. Then it would all be gone rather quickly and you would still have the hungry.

I prefer it in its present state where you or anyone else including future generations is free to visit and appreciate the beauty and history.
Enjoy.

The above argument is a liberal-leftist type of shallow reasoning eg. Michael Moore.:)

[doc1019]

It would amount to about the same as whizzing into the ocean

That whizzing could feed millions. Millions that could care less about art, all they want is to feed their children.

[Running On Empty]

Thanks for this post. You said it well.

[99Floyd]

But I need to know WHAT I am looking at
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Just little steps...a bit at a time, you won’t live long enough to do it all, there’s just too much.)

You really should visit...it will blow you away!
Especially in St.Peters.

[99Floyd]

Excellent response.
I was going to add something similar, then figured why bother. I sense there is an issue here, perhaps resentment or bias. The question clashes with the tag.

[BenKenobi]

Judas said the same. Word for word.

[99Floyd]

Hi, good comments.

It also belongs to me and ~a billion other Catholics.
I resent anyone who espouses such foolish ideas.

The question really wasn’t about feeding people if you know what I mean.

[99Floyd]

ditto

[giotto]

If all that art was put on the market, how many of the worlds hungry would it feed?

A lot--for a little while. Then they would once again go hungry. The question is, how many are nourished by the beauty of the art, for centuries? There are things you can't put a price on.