Pope Pius IX proclaimed himself a prisoner of the Vatican, and for almost 60 years popes refused to leave the Vatican and submit to the authority of the Italian government. 6. However, after a little research, I discovered the site of St Peters Basilica was originally a Roman cemetery directly aligned with the Capitoline Hill. Gods 1st commandment says You shall have no other gods before Me. Exodus 20:3. In 1586 it was moved to its present location in St. Peters Square, where it does double duty as a giant sundial. Known as Mons Vaticanus, meaning hill of prophecy, the site then became a sacred mound marked by a standing stone to honour the earth mother goddess Cybele. Even the official Vatican tourism page admitsthe huge crowds of tourists make the Vatican an easy target for pickpockets, purse-snatchers, and shoplifters, and the crowds and corners can make sex crimes easier. The works were started in 1966 and the inauguration took place on June 30, 1971. Both religions share a death and resurrection story. In scripture the Hebrew word sheol means place of the dead or place of departed souls/spirits.