# Pope John XII
Tinder Would Probably Ban These Famous Historic Figures
Tinder and other dating platforms would probably ban many historic figures if they were still around. Take the imperial prince who didn’t like women, but still had to impregnate one for the…
These Vicious Crimes Will Make You See the Medieval Period in a New Light
Criminal deeds, especially the more brazen ones, can simultaneously fascinate, titillate, and horrify. That was no less so in the…
Really Inappropriate Deaths in History
You know that feeling after intimacy when we lay there wondering if our breathing and heart rate will ever return…
The Real ‘Young Pope’ Was Probably History’s Worst Holy Father
Over a thousand years before Jude Law played a scandalous pope in TV’s The Young Pope, history’s actual youngest Pope ever,…
17 Popes Who Didn’t Practice What They Preached
For the first one thousand years of the Catholic Church, there was no official ban on marriage for members of…
10 of History’s Most Scandalous Popes
Papal controversies these days are just not what they used to be. Take the current Pope Francis, a widely popular…
Popes Behaving Badly: 8 Dreadful Papal Scandals From the Middle Ages
The position of Pope is considered to be the holiest in the Catholic faith. Few positions are held to higher…