Around six million tourists visit Vatican City each year, but now, before they can pass through the awe-inspiring arched passageways of St Peter's Basilica, they will need to pass by another set of arches—golden ones.
Just last week, McDonald's set up shop within a stone's throw of the home of the Catholic Church in Vatican-owned property, and not everyone is lovin' it.
The McDonald's is located at the corner of Borgo Pio and Via del Mascherino, a mere block and a half—about 100 yards—from the famous St Peter's Square. While neighbors already displeased by vendors hawking knickknacks in the area have complained that the McDonald's would be a "decisive blow on an already wounded animal," at least one Cardinal is also saying leasing Vatican real estate to Ronald McDonald isn't in keeping with the Church's mission. Blessed are not the McFlurries, apparently.
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