Happy St. Gregory II Day!

Why the Feast of Pope Gregory II should be the mid-February holiday of choice instead of Valentine's Day.

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Another attempt to conquer the internet with listicles

1) Unlike St. Valentine, St. Gregory II has the distinct advantage of being a real person.

Not that it ever hurt Santa Claus's career

2) While St. Valentine exists solely to boost chocolate sales in the doldrums between Christmas and Easter, Gregory II defended the Western Church against the iconoclasm of Emperor Leo III, thus marking an important new development in the relationship between pope and emperor.

Ain't no party like an iconoclast party, because an iconoclast party permits no graven images

3) Really, isn't it time Burt Reynold's birthday becomes a major holiday?

Happy Birthday, Burt!