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Today, Benedict visited the Vatican Library, which has been in the news lately because of a 3-year shutdown that will begin in July. The closing has caused much distress to scholars, as detailed by the NYTimes here Since the Vatican announced the impending shutdown, dozens of scholars have been lining up each day at ever…http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/images/2007/06/25/popelibrary.jpg