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Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Pope John Paul IThe Wikipedia entry on Pope John Paul I, who was in office for only one month, it seems, is fascinating. The best parts involve a conspiracy theory to off the so-called "Smiling Pope" over a 1960s controversy about the Humanae Vitae and birth control -- which Pope John Paul II settled to the satisfaction of conservatives -- and a bizarre detail about John Paul I's more personal habits:
While he frequently masturbated with a belt fastened around his neck this was not the cause of death. It is Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia." Who knows who writes this stuff? And a few footnotes argue with the references and suggest they might be deleted.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
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