Saturday, February 27, 2010

Today's piece of useless trivia


Did you know that of the 265 popes who have led the Catholic Church since Saint Peter, 76 have been canonized. That means if the white smoke is emitted from the papal enclave in a Cardinal's favour, history suggests that they stand a 28% chance of eventually being recognized as a saint.
Posted by The Atheist Missionary at 9:18 AM
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4 comments:

  1. Or a 100% chance of being high.

    Have you ever caught a whiff of the odour that comes out with that smoke? No wonder the Vatican has a contract with Munchos.
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  2. Haha! Nice one CKDC.

    I like the little useless trivia. It's truly useless! :D
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  3. So at least 3/4 of church leaders who instructed other (infallibly?) about among other things what is good and what is bad were not saints! And sin is also a sin if mere in thought according to Roman Catholics. That sounds quite frightening.
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  4. Somewhat more interesting is there have only been two popes canonized in the last 700 years. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm
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