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Confessionator741

WHich pope was renowned for talking in his sleep?

who other than Pope John XXIII.....

reports from the vatican say that he often dreamed about his problems. He was once overheard to murmur, while napping..."i dont know. I will have to ask the Pope."

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Confessionator741

o boy, i can do some damage heeere....

lets see....

Pope John I who died 34 days after being in office, once wrote an affectionate fan letter to...who other than...Pinocchio, the text of which is avaliable in a collection of his letters....

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

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check this out:

The most commonly used name is John (23 times), followed by Gregory (16 times), Benedict (15 times); 43 names were used only once. Only two Popes have taken two names; John Paul I and II.

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Of the 264 popes (262 to be exact because Pope Benedict IX, during the dreadful medieval fights between popes and anti-popes, was elected three times) 205 were Italians, (of whom 106 were Romans), and 57 foreigners; comprised of 19 Frenchmen, 14 Greeks, 8 Syrians, 5 Germans, 3 Africans, 2 Spaniards, 1 Austrian, 1 Palestinian, 1 Englishman, 1 Dutchman, and 1 Pole.

whoa! :o

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Confessionator741

ok, one more then i have to leave for mexico........

lets see....

which pope was a speed demon?...

i believe that it was Pope Paul VI

while the bishop of Milanhe would roam around the country side in the fasted car available to him...

and as pope, he would sit in the back of a limosine with a stopwatch, urging the driver to go faster and faster....

ZOOM ZOOM VRRRROOOOM

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Laudate_Dominum

I posted this on another thread but it's worth repeating.

Pope Celestine V was a moutain top hermit before he was elected Pope and he had his little hut setup inside the Papal palace! No fancy living for him! ;)

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Confessionator741

ok, one more from me for now....

i couldnt stay away, im supposed to be taking a shower now, but im addicted.

Pope John Paul II isisted that the ceremony to install him as the supreme pontiff be scheduled at 10 am so as not to interfere with an important soccor game on TV....

he shoots, HE SCORES..HE BECOMES POPE!!!

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Confessionator741

ok, one more...

ADDICTED..i dont know what im going to do for a whole week....

here it goes....

there are 12523 windows in the Apostalic Palace....

WHOA, what a view!

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ok, one more from me for now....

i couldnt stay away, im supposed to be taking a shower now, but im addicted.

Pope John Paul II isisted that the ceremony to install him as the supreme pontiff be scheduled at 10 am so as not to interfere with an important soccor game on TV....

he shoots, HE SCORES..HE BECOMES POPE!!!

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

that one's HILARIOUS!!

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Confessionator741

ok, i cant stop....

mexico can wait....

The vatican secret archives cover over 16 miles of shelves.... and yet it would only take you 60 minutes to walk around the vatican....

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ok, one more...

ADDICTED..i dont know what im going to do for a whole week....

here it goes....

there are 12523 windows in the Apostalic Palace....

WHOA, what a view!

yes you are addicted.

Go to Mexico, young man :P

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!

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