The Pope's Brief Authority
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Religious Authority, Astronomy, Anti-Scientism |
Presents the items of 'ennobling dogmata' announced by Pope Pius IX. These include such ridiculous astronomical claims as 'the earth does not move, and—under the present Pontiff—never shall' and the 'Moon is made of green cheese'. | |
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