And when was he Pope? From what year to what year?
Also, what was the name of the youngest Pope ever, and how old was he, and how long did he serve as Pope?
2007-03-09 06:37:52 · 10 answers · asked by Rick R 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
SHE was having an extra-marital affair with the Pope at the time...
2007-03-09 06:50:44 · update #1
Was Pope Gingrich the youngest one, or what? And how old was he (or the youngest one whoever it is) when he became Pope? And how long was he Pope for?
2007-03-09 06:52:58 · update #2
Pope Gingrich I
2007-03-09 06:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by jen1981everett 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In both cases, the answer is John XII, elected pope at the age of 18 in AD 955, reigned till 964. He was the son of Alberic II, the Patrician of Rome. He was rather corrupt, and at some point charges were laid against him: "They testified about his adultery, which they did not see with their own eyes, but nonetheless knew with certainty: he had fornicated with the widow of Rainier, with Stephana his father's concubine, with the widow Anna, and with his own niece, and he made the sacred palace into a whorehouse. They said that he had gone hunting publicly; that he had blinded his confessor Benedict, and thereafter Benedict had died; that he had killed John, cardinal subdeacon, after castrating him; and that he had set fires, girded on a sword, and put on a helmet and cuirass. All, clerics as well as laymen, declared that he had toasted to the devil with wine. They said when playing at dice, he invoked Jupiter, Venus and other demons. They even said he did not celebrate Matins and the canonical hours nor did he make the sign of the cross."
Says wikipedia, "the manner of his death is uncertain, although it was rumored that he was murdered by a jealous husband whose wife had been discovered receiving the sexual affections of the Pope".
2007-03-09 06:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boniface VII (974, 984-5) imprisoned and strangled Benedict VI, made himself Pope for a month, then fled to Constantinople, taking with him as much papal treasury as he could carry. He returned several years later, to seize the papacy from the unpopular Benedict VII, who was imprisoned and murdered. Boniface reportedly was killed by a jealous husband and his corpse, riddled with over 100 dagger and spear wounds, was dragged through the streets and dumped in front of the Lateran Palace. Benedict VII 974-983 was caught in the act of adultery and killed by an outraged husband. Four months after he was chosen pope, a Roman crowd seized Leo III (795-816) and, accusing him of adultery, gouged out his eyes, cut off his tongue and imprisoned him in a monastery, from which he later escaped..
2007-03-09 06:42:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not sure. In the 1400's to mid 1500's, the popes tended to be a rowdy and horny bunch. They were all from rich and policically active families. Wasn't one of the Borgia's a pope?
2007-03-09 06:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
John XII (955-964) and John XIII (965-972) are both rumored to have been killed by jealous husbands.
2007-03-09 06:45:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now be sure you are not speaking of people who just declared himself Pope instead of them being duly elected. That is another story altogether.
2007-03-09 06:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was trying to have an affair with her while having sex with her? If he was having sex with her why was he still trying?
2007-03-09 06:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by millajovovichsboyfriend 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
II really didn't know but this is interesting it will add to my knowledge.
2007-03-16 07:52:23 · answer #8 · answered by Book of Answers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you reading a Stephen King book or something?
What on earth are you talking about?
2007-03-09 06:40:21 · answer #9 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think that is an urban legend.
2007-03-09 07:49:28 · answer #10 · answered by cynical 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋