The Vatican , like every institution in the world, has its lights and its shadows . It is true that the Church is the longest-lived institution in history, but so many years and so much journey, it gives rise to theories, half-covered aspects or crazy theories that do not come from anywhere.


For these questions, the best thing is to go to the experts who have been covering the information of the Church and all the movements of the Popes for years and years.

Juan Vicente Boo is the ABC correspondent in the Vatican and has been covering their information for 22 years, going through John Paul II, Benedict and now Francisco. With his years there, he has also been able to collect all the institution's data and group them together in a book, 'Deciphering the Vatican' by Planeta.

“ Francis, through his dialogue with all his religions, has become the Pope of all religions . The three Popes that I have met are fascinating, each in his own way, Benedict XVI and John Paul II have marked different points in the history of the Church ”.

He comments in his book that the Vatican Gardens "are a place of haven, of peace and you find a memory of a thousand years of Evangelization," says the ABC correspondent.

Among the thousands of details of the Vatican, he also tells some of the details of John Paul II: “He asked to have a pool, he knew that the body is a temple of the spirit. He also liked to go skiing, ”he says.

On the secrets of the Vatican, “ documents that have been kept and now come to light . For example, records of the pontificate of Saint Pius XII, to help show his image of help to the Jews ”, says the expert. "But it's disappointing if people think we're going to come across things like the Da Vinci Code says."