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TIL that bishops who are over 80-years-old cannot participate in electing a new Pope

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 7:15 am

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The Pope speeding.

by cringeyjokesman September 2, 2022, 1:55 am

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Jesus, Chuck Norris and the Pope are sitting in a boat in the middle of a lake.

by cringeyjokesman August 29, 2022, 11:22 am

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TIL about the story of Pope Joan, a medieval woman who disguised herself in men’s clothing and ascended to the role of pope.

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 12:21 pm

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TIL that the Codex Amiatinus, the oldest complete Bible in the Latin Vulgate, was produced in Northumbria (North-East England) in around 700 AD as a gift for Pope Gregory II

by whatilearned August 20, 2022, 11:08 am

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TIL that photographer Yousuf Karsh used a joke from the Pope to make Mandela feel comfortable for a photo shoot

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 2:06 am

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TIL: that Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican once released a music playlist of their “12 Favorite Songs,” which included a song by Tupac

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 4:54 pm

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TIL of Pope Celestine V, who was elected as pope against his will. Five months into his reign, he decreed that popes had the right to resign, then resigned. He was then imprisoned by his successor, who feared the former pope could undermine his authority, and died in prison two years later.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 4:16 pm

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When Italy became a Catholic country, the Pope decreed that all Jews in the Vatican must convert or leave

by cringeyjokesman August 1, 2022, 12:34 pm

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TIL that In 2018, Pope Francis married two flight attendants in an impromptu mid-air wedding on a plane during a trip to Chile. The couple had gotten married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but weren’t able to follow it up with a church service because of the earthquake in Chile that year.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 2:41 am

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The Pope takes his first trip to New York City…

by cringeyjokesman July 29, 2022, 1:15 am

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TIL Pope John Paul II considered naming Isidore of Seville (560-636 AD) as patron saint of the Internet. In his twenty-book opus, he sought to set out the origins of as many things as he could, from Church history to road building and language. He also invented the full stop, comma and colon.

by whatilearned July 24, 2022, 8:17 pm

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