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#wordoftheday There‘s censorship and then there‘s burning at the stake

“Most popes usually let Pasquino [a gossiper about all things Vatican] and his friends have their say as a means of venting popular discontent against high taxes and injustice. But a few particularly annoying pasquinade writers had been incinerated at the stake. Even an execution didn‘t seem to dampen the ardor of would-be political columnists,… ⬇️

I guess I didn‘t expect this to be a memoir. Still intriguing and helping to block out all of the bleeding football.
#FatherPatrickDesbois #TheHolocaustOfBullets #audiobook

Reading about the conversion of Eastern Europe has made me think that it‘s not necessarily about accepting Christianity in this time period. I realize what almost matters more is WHO you accept Christianity from whether it‘s the Latin, Roman church, the Greek, Byzantine church, or the Slavic church. So if I‘m correct, it‘s not necessarily I believe in this new religion, but it‘s who can I make the best alliance with. #europe #normandavies

And I have to share this quote because I‘ve heard this in my personal life. Men said they wouldn‘t date me because I‘m a virgin… so I lost my virginity… now all I‘ve heard is men want the virgin girls instead of the girls who date around, so my question is which is it? And clearly based on this quote from Ibrahim-Ibn-Jakub, this has been going around since 965. #marriage #relationships #history #normandavies #europeanhistory #herstory #feminism

#wordoftheday

“Late-fifteenth-century popes pondered what to do with the tottering basilica, hesitating to destroy something so sacred. But the irascible warrior pope Julius II (reigned 1503–1513) had no such scruples. The ancient basilica was torn down, its ancient papal tombs relocated and some of the art incorporated into the new church. Throughout the sixteenth century the new basilica was raised by fits and starts… ⬇️

I never thought I would find an appropriate Franklin meme for what we do, but… #byzantineempire #franklin #ashorthistoryofbyzantium #europe #crusades #constantinople #history #europeanhistory

Revenge, served 32 years later, was very cold indeed!!

#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

The original pope-mobile!

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#wordoftheday

“There were two signs that a pope had been elected—the bells of Saint Peter‘s would ring out in jubilation, and carpenters would demolish the masonry that blocked the windows of the loggia overlooking Saint Peter‘s Square. The tradition of sending smoke out of the Sistine Chapel chimney after each scrutiny—black for an unsuccessful vote, white for a successful one—was not instituted until 1903.”

Why knowing history can be helpful! He chose to be “Pope Innocent” instead of Eugenio. Good choice.

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