(MONEY Magazine) – The April Editor's Notes about pickpockets in Rome struck a nerve. I have just returned from a sabbatical program at the Vatican with 39 other American priests. Almost every priest in our group was pickpocketed, some more than once. I learned to put cash and credit cards in my socks and never had any problems. Another excellent device is to carry a zippered pouch around your neck. During my stay in Rome there were many attempts to pick my pockets. You are especially vulnerable on the subway and on public buses 64, 65, 62 and 46. I know there is a gray-haired, five-foot lady who works bus 64 who must have the world record for pockets picked. Her description was given by many of our priest victims. The Rev. John A. Vakulskas Jr. Early, Iowa

I lost my raggedy old wallet and about $20 worth of lire to pickpockets while exiting the subway in Rome. But everything else was in my money belt. MONEY readers would do well to use one when traveling in Europe. James R. McGee Fair Oaks, Calif.