Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Pope's dispensation just for Americans

Catholic trivia spot:
Pope Pius XII granted Americans a dispensation from their Friday abstinence, so that they may enjoy turkey the Friday after Thanksgiving by finishing up their turkey before it would spoil.
[Source: "The Friday after Thanksgiving Day indult ..." (Rorate Caeli, November 21, 2012)]

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