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TIL that the Catholic church’s 1587 ruling that establishes the principle that impotents and eunuchs can’t marry is titled ‘Cum frequenter’
Me5yA
TIL the expression "avoid like the plague" originates from priest and theologian Saint Jerome (c. 347–420), who wrote, "Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.” Back then, clergymen were also politicians.
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TIL: Ecclesiastical Latin (i.e. "Church Latin") originated in Africa, not Rome