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falconfalcon7 t1_isenbz9 wrote

Reply to comment by Inner-Historian-597 in TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head. by Specific_Success_875

Good news from 100 years ago lol. It's not really good news if you have to look back that far!

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NautilusPanda t1_isenxfj wrote

Yea like priests weren’t doing sketchy unethical and disgusting things before our modern sensibilities developed.

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Wodan1 t1_isesfsj wrote

Google "castrato" and you'll be sent down all sorts of church related rabbit holes.

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Tru-Queer t1_isf778e wrote

Hey, so, you like singing and we like the sound of your voice so if you’ll just turn your head and cough, we’ll just snip these right off and get back to worshipping Jesus

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noejose99 t1_isgnjvh wrote

Wait until you try to figure out when conservatives were on the right side of history!

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