It makes an even better job than the Gregorian calendar when it comes to approximating the calendar to the solar year.

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    It would have worked if the rest of the world (or at least the major European powers) were on board. But since most of them were still ruled by kings, that wasn’t going to happen.

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      And Christianity being a major religion in Europe which teaches a 7 day week, and I believe Islam in the east does the same. China also used the 7 day week at this point, too.

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        Very much so. They were never going to get the Pope on board, and without the Pope, they wouldn’t have had much of Europe on their side.