Pope Sixtus IV: a man of layers. #popesixtusiv #catholicism #pope #religiousfigures #sistinechapel

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Know It All: The Sistine Chapel - Sight Magazine CRISPIAN BALMER, of Reuters, looks at some facts about one of the most famous sites in the Vatican - and the role it plays in the election of popes...

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