fiercequeen23 Uncategorized October 25, 2018 1 Minute tilthat: TIL that in 1269, the election of the Pope took so long (3 years) that the city where the conclave was held, Viterbo, refused to send in anything except bread and water. When even this failed to elect a Pope, villagers removed the roof of the palace hosting the cardinals to speed up the election. via reddit.com Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related Published by fiercequeen23 View all posts by fiercequeen23 Published October 25, 2018