Apocalypsis 1.09 Wearily Electors
“Paralyzing stagnation. Paralyzing heat. There was nothing in this world that John Paul III hated more. The heat, the true ruler of Rome, had reconquered the Eternal City and held it firm in its grip, tormenting the Pope with stagnant air, frustrating emails and a nagging headache. For weeks, an area of low pressure over North Africa had been pumping hot desert air towards Italy, which picked up moisture over the Tyrrhenian Sea and hit Rome like a hot and muggy fist. A sand-colored bell of humid...ity, haze and exhaust fumes hung threateningly over the city, pushing Romans and tourists into air-conditioned offices and bars and the consumption of Gelato and aspirin to a record high. Hospital emergency rooms were filled with people who had collapsed from dehydration, and anyone who could, fled to the ocean. The rest yearned for Ferragosto, August 15, the day when the entire Italian nation abided by tradition and took a collective vacation, congesting freeways and beaches.
This year, the Pope would leave later than usual for his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo.MoreLess
This year, the Pope would leave later than usual for his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo.MoreLess
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