One more thing to add to a list of just about everything that was invented by Catholics. This one wasn’t in Michael P. Foley’s book Why Do Catholics Eat Fish On Friday: The Catholic Origin To Just About Everything, which I recommended to our readers a few times over the past couple of years.
Here’s a clip from CNA: Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 3, 2009 / 07:50 pm (CNA).- The Santos Historical and Geographical Institute in Brazil is preparing to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the invention by Father Bartholomeu de Gusmao, a learned Brazilian priest who presented the King and Queen of Portugal with the first model of an airship that would use hot air to fly. Read more here.
