The Playboy Advisor

October, 1999

I've heard that the Vatican Library has the world's most complete collection of erotica. Is there any evidence of this? If so, how much stuff does it have?--M.R., Oconomowoc, WisconsinYou'll probably find more erotica in the Oconomowoc Public Library. The Vatican story has been circulating for decades--supposedly the Church kept a reference copy of every book it banned. The Vatican Library has a few antiquities that have been described as erotica, but nothing more. The rumor became widespread af...