Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
John
Pope John XXIII.
| Born | Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli November 25, 1881 Sotto Il Monte, Italy |
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| Died | June 3, 1963 Rome, Italy |
Two hundred sixty-second Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1958-1963. Though selected as a compromise or "interim" candidate, he called the Second Vatican Council (or "Vatican II") to update Church practices to better fit the modern era, such as changing Mass from Latin into the local language.
The repository contains two quotes from Pope John XXIII.
There are three ways a man can be ruined: women, gambling, and farming. My father chose the most boring.
Upon being asked "How many people work in the Vatican?":
About half.
