One day last year, Jim Pallotta was walking through the Sistine Chapel with some friends. As the group admired Michelangelo's stunning frescoes, one of Pallotta's companions took out a cellphone to take a picture.

Almost immediately, a security guard rushed up; photography is strictly forbidden inside the chapel. But as the guard began to admonish the offender, he stopped short.

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