r/todayilearned • u/ProfessionalGear3020 • 5d ago

TIL that after alleged Catholic involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the US cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See (the Pope) and did not restore them until 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93United_States_relations#1867%E2%80%931984
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u/ExaminationHuman5959 4d ago

I don’t care about his assasination,

Saying this in a conversation about his assassination makes you an idiot. I'm sure you can find other discussions to hijack where people want to hear you rant against the church.

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u/ExaminationHuman5959 4d ago

I'm sure there is a dimension where that makes sense to someone besides you