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10 Catholic Curiosities

by Paul on October 26, 2009

Elvis10.There have been three African popes and all are now saints.

9. The Vatican financed the construction of the Watergate in Washington, D. C.

8. There are more than 4,000 Catholic priests in Korea.

7. There are more Catholics in the U. S. Congress than of any other religion.

6. The Church was initially opposed to the use of a fork, believing it was an instrument of the devil.

5. A Papal theologian stated that the most common sins for men are lust and gluttony while the most common sins for women are anger, pride, and envy.

4. Charles Carroll was the only Catholic to sign the United States Declaration of Independence.

3. Saint Barbara is the Patron Saint Against Death by Artillery and the Patron Saint Against Mine Collapse.

2. Catholic mobster Al Capone’s business card listed his occupation as “Used Car Salesman.”

1. There was a Celtic saint called St. Elvis, who was a bishop of the Irish See of Munster.

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