History was made in the election of the American Augustinian as Pope Leo XIV.

While this election was fairly straightforward, people love to take for even the most minor signs as indications scandals and diabolical cover-ups.

As anyone who has studied history knows – the truth is far, far more crazy than anything conspiracy theorists have come up with. For those that think the world has never been worse off, perhaps take a moment to hear some real events the Catholic Church has gone through.

As Hilaire Belloc said, if the Church were not of divine origin, it wouldn’t have lasted a month.