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The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know

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The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret. It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XII to scholars. But a certain aura of myth and mystery has persisted until now. The longtime prefect of what is now named the Vatican Apostolic Archive, Archbishop Sergio Pagano, is spilling the beans.

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The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know

By NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press VATICAN CITY The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XII to scholars and changed the official name to remove the word “Secret” from its title. But a certain aura of myth and mystery has persisted — until now. The longtime prefect of what is now named the Vatican Apo…

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