A Meme Claimed That the Catholic Church Had Once Opposed the Provision of Street Lighting ... - Latest Tweet by Snopes.com

A meme claimed that the Catholic Church had once opposed the provision of street lighting and, specifically, that Pope Gregory XVI had banned gas lighting because the modern innovation “flew in the face of God’s law.”

Here are the facts: https://t.co/MVYxLFMPtF— snopes.com (@snopes) April 21, 2022

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