Our pope today introduced a day of celebration that’s endured for over THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLENNIUM. In addition to, you know, wrestling power away from a rogue dynasty and otherwise trying to keep the Church afloat in troubled waters. All in just 3 years. No big deal.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: 

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<li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-750th-corpus-christi.html" rel="nofollow">Transiturus de Hoc Mundo</a> – Papal Bull introducing the Feast of Corpus Christi</li>
<li>Flocknote&#39;s Popes in a Year – <a href="https://projects.flocknote.com/note/2162800" rel="nofollow">Pope Urban IV</a></li>
<li>The Catholic Encyclopedia – <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15212a.htm" rel="nofollow">Pope Urban IV</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia – Pope Urban IV – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_IV" rel="nofollow">Pope Urban IV</a></li>
<li>The Catholic Encyclopedia – <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04390b.htm" rel="nofollow">Feast of Corpus Christi</a></li>
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