After the Guam conference ended, it was reported that Pope Gregory ceased to pray for peace in the world. Two special Masses were sung in the basilica: the Exsurge quare obdormis, Mass against the Heathen, and the Reminiscere, Mass in Time of War; then, the report says His Holiness retired to the mountains to meditate and pray for justice. Anonymous
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Pope Gregory XIII, Pope from 1572 - 1585, was a notoriously conservative and right-wing pontiff. He was the last pope before the Protestant Reformation and during his reign, the Catholic Church was in a state of decay. He is also known for two major acts that were taken against the Church: the suppression of the Jesuits, and the establishment of the Inquisition. In addition, he is quoted as saying, "I am afraid that as I grow older, I shall acquire more learning from books than from my own experience."

Source: A Canticle For Leibowitz

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