A Year in Europe

CHAPTER XXXIII.

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THE TWO TYPES OF RELIGION IN ROME.

The Cappucin Cemetery.--Some Differences Between America and Italy.--The Playful Inquisition.--The Relative Rank of the Deities Worshipped in Rome.--The Fee of the Visitor More Important than the Soul of the Worshipper.--Sensuality versus Spirituality in Art.--The Kind of Character Produced.--The Other Type.--An Apostolic Preacher in Rome.--A Wise and Loving Pastor, 328