Showing posts with label Pope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pope. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2011
On this Date in 1870...
...the First Vatican Council declared that the Pope is infallible when he solemnly declares a dogmatic teaching on faith as being contained in divine revelation. Marking the first time in history where a human being can no longer create a byproduct that produces a disagreeable odor.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
On this Date in 1409...
...Western Schism: the Roman Catholic church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon. Thus bringing to completion the first ever Pope Trifecta.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
On this Date in 1965...
...Duane Earl Pope robbed the Farmers' State Bank of Big Springs, Nebraska, killing three people execution style and severely wounding a fourth. The crime landed Pope on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. Upon hearing the news The Pope says, "I have never even been to Nebraska."
Monday, January 31, 2011
On this Date in 314...
...Silvester I begins his reign as Pope of the Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Miltiades. Coincidentally, this also is the date he began his predilection for tweety birds.
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