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The Secrets of the Vatican Archives

  • Episode aired Jun 21, 2017
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Forbidden History (2013)
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Jamie Theakston travels to Rome to meet church officials, expert archivists, scholars and authors to uncover some of the historical treasures stored in the Vatican Archives.Jamie Theakston travels to Rome to meet church officials, expert archivists, scholars and authors to uncover some of the historical treasures stored in the Vatican Archives.Jamie Theakston travels to Rome to meet church officials, expert archivists, scholars and authors to uncover some of the historical treasures stored in the Vatican Archives.

  • Director
    • Bruce Burgess
  • Stars
    • Jamie Theakston
    • Rob Allyn
    • Gabriele Amorth
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    • Director
      • Bruce Burgess
    • Stars
      • Jamie Theakston
      • Rob Allyn
      • Gabriele Amorth
    • 3User reviews
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    Jamie Theakston
    • Self - Presenter…
    Rob Allyn
    • Self - Vatican Historian
    Gabriele Amorth
    Gabriele Amorth
    • Self - Former Vatican Head Exorcist
    • (archive footage)
    Jose Antonio Cortea
    • Self
    • (as Padre Jose Antonio Cortea)
    John Dickie
    • Self - Professor at University of London
    Richard Felix
    Richard Felix
    • Self - Author & Historian
    Andrew Gough
    Andrew Gough
    • Self - Editor, The Heretic Magazine
    Robert Howells
    • Self - Author, The Last Pope
    Linda Papadopoulos
    Linda Papadopoulos
    • Self - Author & Psychologist
    Lynn Picknett
    Lynn Picknett
    • Self - Author & Historian
    Guy Walters
    Guy Walters
    • Self - Author, Hunting Evil
    Philip Willan
    • Self - Author, The Vatican At War
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    1Quakerhead

    One-Sided Garbage

    I can't believe I watched this entire episode. Throughout the program, every one of the so-called "Experts" that were quoted and interviewed were blatantly anti-Catholic bigots. You would think that at least some of the people involved would have been on the side of the Church but this was not to be. Claim upon claim about the horrors of the Catholic Church were announced even when no evidence was offered to back up the claims. If this is a sample of what this program offers, I will not waste my time watching it again.
    futuresunshine-04725

    Obvious questions not dealt with

    I was disappointed. Key issues in the Vatican archives include the Golden Legend, the unpublished documents which might have been included in the Council of Nicea New testament of 325 AD.We KNOW the church needed reformation because of sexual misbehaviour etc. We did not need a scurvy ridden King Henry to cause it to happen. Why did they stop priests from marrying in the 11th century (1000 years after Peter the first married pope)? Not to save MONEY - They were all so rich anyway. Sorry, but loads of unanswered questions.
    1jbeaver-34475

    Waste of Time

    Total hatchet job. Insulting, Too many "Could it be that?" Not one factual "forbidden history" item. This show may fly in the UK, but it's crap here in the US. Not one person on camera to provide any balance. Where do you dig these on camera hacks up? You use them over and over again. Somebody tell the producer not to quit his day job.

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      • June 21, 2017 (United Kingdom)
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