Cries of "shame" resounded in Rome's magnificent Pantheon as bureaucratic personnel shut down Sunday's concert four minutes before the end of the Vivaldi piece that was being played.It seems that the witching hour of six o'clock had been reached and the custodians desired to close up shop and repair "a casa."The wonderful setting, strains of the music, and Bronx cheers can be seen and heard here.

Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is a longtime Commonweal contributor.

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