Coffee and the Pope

Since the 15th century, coffee has been grown in large quantities in the Arabian Peninsula, and the whole Muslim world is enjoying the so-called "gift of Allah". More and more Europeans exploring Arabs in the Middle East are curious and record the story of coffee. Slowly the merchants of Venice began to use their brains and started the re-export business of coffee.

However, the Arabs were on ten alert at first, after all, it was their "divine fruit", so they refused to export it to the Europeans. The entire Arabian Peninsula only passes through Yemen at the southern end, and since the Turks occupied Yemen at that time, it was shipped to Venice in Europe through the port of Mocha in Yemen in the 16th century.

When coffee began to be introduced into Europe, it was not very smooth at first, mainly due to religious contradictions. Don't forget that coffee is the "divine drink" of Muslims in the Arab world, so when Venice merchants shipped coffee to Europe, they were attacked by Italian clergy and boycotted in horror. It is regarded as "Arab opium" and "the masterpiece of the devil Satan".

Pope Clement VIII (Pope_Clement_VIII)

At the beginning of the 17th century, many bishops and priests jointly wrote to the pope, advocating the expulsion of this pagan "black poison" from Italy. In order to quell public opinion, Pope Pope_Clement_VIII VIII decided to taste it himself. When he drank it, he could not help praising: "what a pity it would be if the believers could not enjoy this Satan's drink!" Let me baptize it and make it a drink of God. "it is this enlightened pope that enables Europeans to enjoy the delicacy given by nature!

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