"The gaffes were merely a consequence of the short circuit in communication inside the Vatican," noted Massimo Franco, author of "Parallel Empires," a history of U. s. -vatican relations.

他说：“失态仅仅是在内部短路梵蒂冈沟通的后果，他指出：“马西莫·佛朗哥，”注平行帝国'，是我们中梵关系的历史的作家。”

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Bells rang out during the Holy Eucharistic, with chimes that could be heard inside the church as well as throughout Vatican City.

圣体礼进行的过程中钟声鸣响，钟声不仅响彻教堂，甚至整个梵蒂冈城都能听到。

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They say Vatican police found a stack of secret documents in his home, just inside the walls of the Vatican city state.

他们说，梵蒂冈警方在加布里家里发现大量秘密文件，而他家就在梵蒂冈城国城墙之内。

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Lombardi said Benedict would eventually return to the Vatican and live at a monastery inside the Vatican gardens.

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Asked if he might like to go somewhere else, Lombardi said the pope would feel "much safer" inside the Vatican walls.

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It is his job to supervise the whole election process, with secret votes being held twice daily inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

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