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'''Vatican conspiracy theories''' are [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] that concern the [[Pope]] or the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. A majority of the theories allege that the Church and its representatives are secretly controlling secular society with a Satanicsatanic agenda for global domination.

| access-date = 2009-01-23}}</ref> According to [[Eugene Kennedy]], writing for the ''[[The New York Times]]'', Cornwell's book "helps to purge the air of paranoia and of conspiracy theories, showing how the truth, carefully excavated by an able journalist in a refreshing volume, does make us free."<ref>{{Cite news

Various theories have been brought forward in regards to the attempt by [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] to kill [[Pope John Paul II]]. Those theories have involved the [[Grey Wolves (organization)|Grey Wolves]],<ref name="Diplo">{{Cite news| first=Kendal|last=Nezan|author-link=Kendal Nezan|title=Turkey's pivotal role in the international drug trade | work=[[Le Monde diplomatique]] |date = July 1998| url=http://mondediplo.com/1998/07/05turkey}}</ref> the Bulgarian Secret Service,<ref name=Henze>{{cite book|first=Paul B. |last=Henze. ''|title=The Plot to Kill the Pope'', Holiday House, |publisher=Scribner|year=1985.|isbn=0684183579}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> and others.

There are several theories about the contents of the [[Vatican Apostolic Archive]]s: some theories claim that they contain secret information about the [[Priory of Sion]], proof that Jesus had a wife and descendants,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vatican's newspaper dismisses 'evidence' Jesus had a wife|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9574644/Vaticans-newspaper-dismisses-evidence-Jesus-had-a-wife.html|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=28 September 2012 }}</ref> secret information about the [[Three Secrets of Fátima|third secret of the Fatima]], the real [[Holy Lance|Spear of Destiny]], secret information about the [[Holy Grail]] and/or the [[Ark of the Covenant]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-04|title=Top 10 Things Possibly Hidden In The Vatican Secret Archives|url=https://listverse.com/2020/05/04/top-10-things-possibly-hidden-in-the-vatican-secret-archives/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Listverse|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-21|title=Why the Ark of the Covenant is one of history's enduring mysteries|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ark-covenant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203620/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ark-covenant|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2021|access-date=2021-04-25|website=History|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1date=AprApril 10, 2020|first1first=Anri Ichimura {{!}}|last2last=2020Ichimura|title=The Very Holy and Very Lost Foreskin of Jesus Christ|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/lost-foreskin-of-jesus-christ-a00304-20200410|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Esquiremag.ph}}</ref> a supposedly-real [[Chronovisor]] machine, and many other secrets. There are also theories that claim that the Vatican has information about the [[Illuminati]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=6 Creepy Conspiracy Theories About the Vatican's Secret Archives {{!}} Realm Blog|url=https://www.realm.fm/blog/6-popular-conspiracy-theories-vaticans-secret-archives|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.realm.fm|language=en}}</ref> and even secretly contains the world's largest collection of porn.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Cecil|date=1982-03-26|title=Does the Vatican have the world's largest pornography collection?|url=https://www.straightdope.com/21341245/does-the-vatican-have-the-world-s-largest-pornography-collection|access-date=2021-04-25|website=The Straight Dope|language=en}}</ref>