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Pope Benedict IX
Benedict IX (c. 1012 – c. 1056), born in Rome as Theophylactus of Tusculum , was Pope on three occasions between 1032 and 1048. [ 1 ] Aged approximately 20 at his first election, he is one of the youngest popes in history. He is the only man to have been Pope on more than one occasion, the only man ever to have sold the papacy, and the first verifiable person to have resigned the papacy. [ 2 ] [ edit ] Biography Benedict was born the son of Alberic III , Count of Tusculum , and was a nephew of Pope Benedict VIII and Pope John XIX .
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Going Godless: Does Secularism Make People More Ethical? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
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Ezekiel 23:19-21 - Passage Lookup - New International Version, ©2011 - BibleGateway.com
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Our Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians
One of the many attacks on our country from the Religious Right is the claim that our country is a Christian Nation...not just that the majority of people are Christians, but that the country itself was founded by Christians, for Christians. However, a little research into American history will show that this statement is a lie.