Catholic Church History

3 articles
img 7835 1
Religion

The Female Pope: Was There Really a Woman Who Led the Catholic Church?

Explore the legend of Pope Joan: a woman who allegedly disguised herself as a man and became pope...

Vanessa Bergoff · · 8 min
img 7748 1
History

How a Clerical Error Once Made a Pope Excommunicate Himself

Discover the bizarre true story of Pope Formosus, who accidentally excommunicated himself due to a clerical error in...

Serena Page · · 7 min
img 7697 1
History

The Cadaver Synod: The Gruesome Trial of a Dead Pope

Explore the bizarre 897 Cadaver Synod: Pope Stephen VI's posthumous trial of Pope Formosus. A dark tale of...

Leila Hocke · · 7 min