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If I was invisible for 24 hours and could not be seen at all, I would love to take the opportunity to test

the faith of someone who is (or is supposed to be) very faithful. Religiosity has been an interesting area for me ever since some of my friends converted to Christianity, and I would like to better understand that faith can mean, and how far faith can take a person. To do this, I would have to book a ticket to the Vatican (probably sometime ahead of the 24 hours of invisibility). I would go to the Popes office, and I would have a conversation with him (ignoring language barriers). I would speak to him as either a messenger of god or god him/herself. I would want to find out two things from this: whether the Pope would be comfortable speaking with a person who cannot be seen, and whether the Pope would have anything to hide after realizing (albeit somewhat incorrectly) that god does indeed exist. Being able to have a conversation with the Pope would be a test of his faith. I am very interested to see whether the Pope himself believes in the miracles that are often described in religious literatures. I would like to see the Pope convince himself that he is talking with a nontangible being (at least to him, since Im invisible). I think that if the Pope truly believes in what he represents, he will at first be bewildered, but then have no problem talking with me. However, if he has faith but cannot accept the fact that hes talking to an invisible being, itll give me a sense of how he view his faith. I think its possible that someone in the position of the Pope might believe in their religion but still have a firm sense of what is really possible. If he is not able to accept the fact that hes really talking to an invisible being, it would confirm what I think is true faith (something that is independent of religion): knowing that things like ghosts and angels do not really exist, but still believing in something higher and larger than humans. In addition, if he has anything to burn, hide, or if he seems distressed after learning that invisible beings exist, it would confirm my suspicion that a papal office is not simply the result of faith.

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