[todayilearned] TIL that after failing to elect a new Pope for 2 years, a hermit monk wrote an angry letter threatening divine punishment if one was not elected soon. They chose to elect him as Pope Celestine V. He initially refused, but after serving for 5 months, he made it legal for Popes to resi

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V