10 Fun Facts: Why Didn't I think of That?

Noted, in another blog:

• "10 Fun Catholic Facts"
  Aggie Catholics (July 28, 2010)

Several folks commented, to split hairs on #9. It involved Cannon law. The person who posted the blog clarified what was meant, BTW. I don't see that exchange of ideas as being 'picky:' But then, I don't mind a community of 1,160,000,000-plus people having to have rather carefully-defined rules.

It sure beats the alternatives. Which is another topic.

The list is in a familiar reverse-order format, with #1 coming last. My favorites, as of this moment, are the last two:

"...2 - The Catholic Church is not anti-science. In fact, many of the major scientific discoveries have been made by Catholics (some who were priests). The Vatican even has an observatory.

"1 - The Catholic Church is the mother of the modern university."
(Aggie Catholics)

It's really nice to see an upbeat post: which is something I maybe should remember, myself.

Posts with Catholic trivia - and not-so-trivia:

• "Pope Benedict XVI's Face on 50-Cent Euro"
  (July 24, 2010)
• "Catholic Vestment Colors: Symbols of Our Beliefs"
  (July 23, 2010)
• "Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer Statue, and Central Minnesota"
  (July 14, 2010)
• "It's Faith and Reason"
  (June 19, 2010)
• "Saints: That's so Medieval"
  (February 14, 2010)