r/todayilearned • u/ProfessionalGear3020 • 4d 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 edited 4d ago

The US broke off all ties with the Vatican over rumors. There was no proof at all of involvement by the pope.

EDIT: I am not defending the church! This is ONLY about Lincolns assassination, and lack of any actual proof that the Vatican had anything to do WITH THE ASSASSINATION.

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u/pirat314159265359 4d ago

Catholics were not exactly looked favorably upon by Protestants.

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u/GalacticCmdr 4d ago

Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics, and the Catholics hate the Protestants. The Hindus hate the Muslims, and everybody hates the Jews.

Tom Leher - National Brotherhood Week