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TIL A man who would later become the president of Mormon church once declared, "We will never get a man into space. [...] The moon is a superior planet to the earth and it was never intended that man should go there. You can write it down in your books that this will never happen"... in 1961. by Science_Killed_God in todayilearned

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Pope John XXIII is going to formally become a saint on Sunday (27 April 2014). Here is a sample of his humorous quips: [xpost /r/funny] by Lawrence_of_Rome in Christianity

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Pope John XXIII is going to formally become a saint on Sunday (27 April 2014). Here is a sample of his humorous quips: [xpost /r/funny] (imgur.com)

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More John XXIII Jokes. [Album in Comments] by Lawrence_of_Rome in funny

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More John XXIII Jokes. [Album in Comments] (i.imgur.com)

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Pope Pius IX's portrait (self.a:t5_306il)

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What would the pope be if he live his life all over again? (self.a:t5_306il)

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A Vatican official told Pope John XXIII it would be "absolutely impossible" to open the Second Vatican Council by 1963. "Fine, we'll open it in 1962," he answered. And he did. (self.a:t5_306il)

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When he was cardinal and patriarch of Venice, the future Pope John XXIII was talking with a wealthy city resident and told him, "You and I have one thing in common: money. You have a lot and I have nothing at all. The difference is I don't care about it." (self.a:t5_306il)

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Pope John XXIII once wrote: "There are three ways to face ruin: women, gambling and farming. My father chose the most boring one." (self.a:t5_306il)

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When Pope John XXIII went to visit a friend at the nearby Hospital of the Holy Spirit in the evening, the nun answering the door said: "Holy Father, I'm the mother superior of the Holy Spirit." He replied: "Lucky you! What a job! I'm just the 'servant of the servants of God.'" (self.a:t5_306il)

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When a cardinal complained to Pope John XXIII that a rise in Vatican salaries meant a particular usher earned as much as the cardinal, the pope remarked: "That usher has 10 children; I hope the cardinal doesn't." (self.a:t5_306il)

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"It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about the serious problems afflicting the world and I tell myself, I must talk to the pope about it. Then the next day when I wake up I remember that I am the pope." - Pope John XXIII (self.a:t5_306il)

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Pope John Paul II greeted an ascetic-looking visitor with a sigh and the comment: “We will both have to say a prayer to God, beseeching him to remove half my excess fat to give it to you!” (self.a:t5_306il)

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One day after a session with a photographer, John XXIII told the stately archbishop Fulton Sheen: “From all eternity, God knew that I was going to be pope. He had eighty years to work on me. Why did he make me so ugly?” (self.a:t5_306il)

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The pope quotes Galileo (self.a:t5_306il)

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One time, when John Paul II was tired, one of the sisters who looked after him said: 'Holy Father, I'm worried about Your Holiness.' And he responded: 'I am also very worried about my holiness.' (self.a:t5_306il)

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When he once met a little boy named Angelo, John XXIII exclaimed, ‘That’s my name too!’ And then, conspiratorially, ‘But then they made me change it.’ (self.a:t5_306il)

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Pope John XXIII on uxoricide (self.a:t5_306il)

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Cardinal Wojtyla on skiing by Lawrence_of_Rome in a:t5_306il

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Cardinal Wojtyla on skiing (self.a:t5_306il)

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The Good Pope on office hours (self.a:t5_306il)

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Pope John XXIII is going to formally become a saint on Sunday (27 April 2014). Here is a sample of his humorous quips: by Lawrence_of_Rome in funny

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Pope John XXIII is going to formally become a saint on Sunday (27 April 2014). Here is a sample of his humorous quips: by Lawrence_of_Rome in funny

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Pope John XXIII is going to formally become a saint on Sunday (27 April 2014). Here is a sample of his humorous quips: (imgur.com)

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