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Ben-Hur, written by Lew Wallace in 1880, defended Christianity against Darwinist attacks and was blessed by a pope. It became an international best-seller and was made into a film in 1959. Three popes were elected under 25 and Pope Francis was once a bouncer.
The 1880 novel Ben-Hur was written by Civil War General Lew Wallace. Wallace wrote the novel to defend Christianity against Darwinist attacks and it became an international best-seller. The novel was the first work of fiction to be blessed by a pope. The novel features a story about Judah Ben-Hur, who accidentally wounds a Roman commander for which he must bear a lifelong punishment. Ben-Hur is redeemed at the end of the novel by Jesus, justifying the Pope’s blessing of the book.
Ben-Hur was so popular that it was eventually made into a film by MGM in 1959. The film was the most expensive film made in the 1950s.
More interesting facts about the popes:
Only three popes in history were younger than 25 when they were elected.
The last German pope was Pope Benedict XVI elected in 2005; it had been 950 years since a German pope had been elected.
Pope Francis was once a bouncer in a bar in Buenos Aires.
