The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope Put His Dead Predecessor on Trial
— April 13, 2026In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
They say that Hell hath no furry like a woman scorned, but in this case, it appears that Hell hath no fury like a woman denied a McFlurry. When her boyfriend refused to buy her one of the ice cream dessert treats, a woman who was dining at a Jacksonville McDonald’s responded by going out to the parking lot and lighting his car on fire. Although it required the services of the fire department to extinguish the blaze, the man was able to drive his car off the lot when the fire was put out. We’re not sure what the strangest part of this story is. A girlfriend insane enough to light someone’s car on fire or a car that was still drivable after being what firefighters refer to as “fully involved.”
In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
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