To be admitted to the Vatican archives one must be a recognized researcher. The average person could not enter the archives.
Yes, but what independent country doesn't? All countries have their secrets.
You can't. You can only see top secret Lucian archives.
Nearly every document ever to be issued by the Vatican over the years is available for examination by qualified researchers in the Vatican Library. However, the researcher must request a specific document as browsing is not allowed.
They are open. The word "secret" is not used in the ordinary sense here, but in an archaic sense which means "private". They contain documents regarding the governance of the church and matters which were the popes sole jurisdiction (his own "private" matters. They are available for study by scholars in person, and reproductions of the material in the archives are available for purchase. Some contemporary documents are not yet public for the same reason current documents regarding internal government matters in any country are not public domain until after a number of years (presidential archives and such). Proof positive of the fact that the Vatican Secret Archives are not secretive at all is the fact that they have their own website which can be visited at the link below.
It isn't a secret. You can go there.
because he was simply never noticed by them.
They were not accepted as being inspired by God.
The Vatican has its archives open for study with the exception of the most recent years. This is commonly done by all governments, including that of the United States, to protect the living from possible embarrassment and other potential problems.
Secret Access The Vatican - 2011 TV was released on: USA: 30 March 2011
There is no elected president in the Vatican. There is a pope who is elected in a secret conclave by the cardinals. The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
George Herms has written: 'Secret Archives' 'The Prometheus archives' -- subject(s): Exhibitions
The cast of Le monde secret du Vatican - 2011 includes: Michel Papineschi as Narrateur