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Fun Fact: When Coffee Was Banned By the Pope

A popular story about coffee (which may or may not be 100% true) is that the Catholic Church had opposed coffee as the “devil’s drink.” Coffee came from lands with a Muslim-majority and was quite popular there as well, which caused some Catholics to believe it was an “invention of Satan.” Pope Clement VIII apparentlyContinue reading “Fun Fact: When Coffee Was Banned By the Pope”