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Actually he did not say Meridian... 

In Pope praises Galileo, celebrates the Solstice

The word he used is 'Meridiana', which is italian for Sundial. What the pope says in his speech is that the obelisk at the centre of the square, together with the shape of the square itself act as a giant sundial.