I would tired of the same four walls day in and day out same as the next person. Ok, so Msgr O’Flaherty could not leave the Vatican City. How effective? Enough that Kappler posted snipers around the Vatican to take out the Monsignor the moment he stepped over the border. The reason that Kappler had so little love for this Irish priest is that Msgr O’Flaherty was running a highly effective escape operation for Allied soldiers and Jewish civilians right underneath the Nazi noses. It would be really mild to say that Kappler really did not like Msgr O’Flaherty – really mild. This is all part of a grand hide and seek game that Msgr O’Flaherty played with the Nazi Occupiers and their leader Oberstrumbannführer Herbert Kappler (that’s a mouthful). There are Nazi soldiers on patrol and in full view of them is a Monsignor with round rimmed glasses saying his prayers. Looking down to the cobble stone ground to avoid getting a foot caught there is something that should not be there: a white line dictating the border between the Vatican City and Rome. There is St Peter’s Basilica, a few pigeons taking roost on top of saints’ heads. It’s a beautiful day in the Eternal City with all the sights, sounds, and smells that goes with it. I pity those who do not know of the Monsignor so I will explain. Similar in their methods and gall to save the innocent from the tyrannical oppressive bad guys. I speak not of the English Sir Percy Blakeney, but of the Irish Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty. For this post I decided to go a bit old school, lest we forget the awesome Catholics we aspire to be. Those who know the musical are probably raising an eyebrow.
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