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PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes149. Benedict IX Part 2And he's back! ...or is he? In his episode, we discuss unfortunate PontiFACTS, deal with the rabble rabble, and ask ourselves, how do we get back here? Remember, you can sign up for our patreon now, and help us reach our goal of $40 million dollars to buy the papacy!
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2025-04-1419 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus: #Popewatch and the PortalsIt's time for a long due #Popewatch!!
If you've seen some alarming headlines about Pope Francis "opening portals in an unprecedented ritual" or "livestreaming the opening of the Tomb of Lucifer", we've got you covered.
Thank you for another amazing year of Pontifacts, see you in 2025!
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2024-12-2313 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesEaster Special: Passion of the Heist Pt. 4Welcome to the FINAL part of the Lost Easter Special!
Easter (On Sunday Sunday Sunday!) is the holiest time of the Catholic year, and to celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play Easter-themed D&D adventure. And now that we're coming up on our podcast anniversary, we also want to thank you for 6 years of amazing, wonderful support!
Join us in the THRILLING, SHOCKING finale of Passion of the Heist, where our disciples finally get whats coming to them. What happens when you attack your lord an...
2024-05-1346 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesEaster Special: Passion of the Heist Pt. 3Welcome to the Lost Easter Special!
Easter (On Sunday Sunday Sunday!) is the holiest time of the Catholic year, and to celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play Easter-themed D&D adventure. And now that we're coming up on our podcast anniversary, we also want to thank you for 6 years of amazing, wonderful support!
As our disciples reach the Remoran vaults, things go awry. Pro-wrestling philosophers and theological schisms are the least of their problems when Bonana gets an idea that may change everything.
2024-04-291h 08PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesEaster Special: Passion of the Heist Pt. 2Welcome to the Lost Easter Special!
Easter (On Sunday Sunday Sunday!) is the holiest time of the Catholic year, and to celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play Easter-themed D&D adventure.
After waking up in the catacombs, the disciples of Oily Josh will have to contend with temptation, curses, horrendous dice rolls, and crispy snacks. Come for the combat, stay for lessons in worm anatomy.
Cast and Credits:
DM: Fry
Callixta: Bry
Spirit: Ari
Publius Hortensius Bonana: Ben
Skiatos Stylites: David
2024-04-1551 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesEaster Special: Passion of the Heist Pt. 1Welcome to the Lost Easter Special!
Easter (On Sunday Sunday Sunday!) is the holiest time of the Catholic year, and to celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play Easter-themed D&D adventure. Join the disciples of Oily Josh as they attempt to rob the Remoran Empire. To do so, they will need to convince the magistrate, Pontius Pilates, to sentence them to death!
Cast and Credits:
DM: Fry
Callixta: Bry
Spirit: Ari
Publius Hortensius Bonana: Ben
Skiatos Stylites: David
Dominique Chrysostom: Roberto
2024-03-3149 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus: Pope Jeopardy Anniversary Special!To celebrate 5 wonderful and pope-filled years of Pontifacts, we hosted a live-streamed anniversary special game of Pope Jeopardy! Shenanigans and Q&A ensue.
Contestants:
David of the Siecle Podcast:
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Carlos Cooper
Special thanks to Ranking '76:
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2023-08-151h 12PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesCrossover: Eat Brains Love with Quest Friends! and Totalus RankiumWe're back into the TTRPG world!
With Kyle DMing the amazing new TTRPG that he designed, Under the Neighborhood, Ari from Quest Friends! and Rob from Totalus Rankium, Bry plays through the mysterious and strange "Historia Lane", where all Pontifacts and Totalus Rankium jokes are literal and real!
Listen for zombies, birds, elections, betrayal, heartbreak, revenge, and so much more.
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2022-10-221h 21
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes97. Hadrian IWhile Paul Afiarta conspired to secure the papacy, the elite and very popular Hadrian secured the votes instead - and things were about to change!
In his episode, we discuss the fall of Paul Afiarta, the fall of Desiderius and the Lombard Kingdom, the emergence of an empire, and the hardcore bromance with the French Man.
PS- Pontifacts mascot Ridley had plenty to say in this episode, apologies!
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2021-03-291h 01
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes85. CononAfter the death of Pope John V, a division between the Latin Romans and the new eastern Romans led to strong disagreements over who should be Pope. Enter Pope Conon. In his episode, we discuss famous Irish missionaries, Sicilian mistakes, and some Karenas.
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2020-08-3131 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes84. John VPope Blackfish was "in every way, temperate", but let's not get him out of bed.
In his episode, we discuss his role in the Third Council of Constantinople, continued imperial relations, presumptuous bishops, and we clearly don't know what Blackfish is about.
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2020-08-1719 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes83. Benedict IIThis second Benedict was yet another talented singer, and so was deeply loved by the Liber Pontificalis author. In his episode, we discuss the symbolic adoption of the Imperial sons, the latest appeals of Wilfrid of York, and... bountiful hands.
Shame Norman Boutin.
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2020-08-0331 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes82. Leo IILeo made the greatest impression on the writer of the Liber Pontificalis, who has much to say about his beautiful singing voice. In his episode, we discuss the transfer of endangered relics, finalizing the Third Council of Constantinople, shoring up papal primacy in a contentious Ravenna, and Irish Bullies.
Notes: Celtic Monks - https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_des_Book_of_Durrow_001.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
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2020-07-2038 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesAnniversary Special: Kidnap dat Pope! Pt. 3Pontifacts is 2 years old! To celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play pope themed D&D adventure. Join us as this rag tag band of Byzantine ‘pilgrims’ attempt to kidnap Pope Martin I, and bring him back to the Emperor. Shenanigans ensue
Cast:
DM: Fry
Constantine Constantius: Jamie of Totalus Rankium
Constans: Rob of Totalus Rankium
Milo: Ari of Quest Friends!
Adesius: Josh of Drunk Church History
Eanswythe: Bry
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2020-07-0649 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesAnniversary Special: Kidnap dat Pope! Pt. 2Pontifacts is 2 years old! To celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play pope themed D&D adventure. Join us as this rag tag band of Byzantine ‘pilgrims’ attempt to kidnap Pope Martin I, and bring him back to the Emperor. Shenanigans ensue.
Cast:
DM: Fry
Constantine Constantius: Jamie of Totalus Rankium
Constans: Rob of Totalus Rankium
Milo: Ari of Quest Friends!
Adesius: Josh of Drunk Church History
Eanswythe: Bry
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2020-06-2249 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesAnniversary Special: Kidnap dat Pope! Pt 1Pontifacts is 2 years old! To celebrate, we invited a group of our favourite podcasters to participate in an actual-play pope themed D&D adventure. Join us as this rag tag band of Byzantine ‘pilgrims’ attempt to kidnap Pope Martin I, and bring him back to the Emperor. Shenanigans ensue.
Cast:
DM: Fry
Constantine Constantius: Jamie of Totalus Rankium
Constans: Rob of Totalus Rankium
Milo: Ari of Quest Friends!
Adesius: Josh of Drunk Church History
Eanswythe: Bry
Exarch: David of the Siecle
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2020-06-0855 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesCouncil Episode: The Third Council of ConstantinopleThe sixth ecumenical council of the church centered on the Monothelitism and Monoenergism controversies. After many years of struggle, the new emperor set his sights on religious reconciliation, and the result is a nearly yearlong council to confirm a dyothelite Christology. In this episode we discuss the Letter of Agatho, the acclamations of the fathers and anathemas of the besmirchers, and the spectacle of Polychronus and the corpse.
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2020-05-1827 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes81. AgathoAgatho entered the church quite late after a full career in business, and life as a monk - two entire lives before the papacy. In his episode, we discuss a return of St Wilfrid of York, the papal letter that formed the foundation of the Third Council of Constantinople, and is there bugs?
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2020-05-0443 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesAnnouncement: Intelligent Speech 2020!Pontifacts will be appearing at Intelligent Speech 2020's virtual conference, with a talk on the children of the popes! Bry will also be sitting on a panel on Medieval history!
Intelligent Speech will be held on Saturday June 27th 10am-6pm EST
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2020-04-2201 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes80. DonusWhen Donus was elected to the papacy, he was already an old man, despite what his portrait would have you believe. In his episode, we discuss astronomical omens, the restoration of the autocephalous Ravenna, secret Nestorians, and an official fake pope who never existed. Also, we dive back down into the rabbit hole of the Celtic tonsure practices!
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2020-04-2036 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes79. Adeodatus IIPope Adeodatus spent the majority of his life as a monk, and brought his enthusiasm for monastic discipline to the papacy - but not like that zealot, Gregory. In his episode, we discuss new construction in Rome, the independence of Marmoutier Abbey in Tours, hints on the upcoming Doges of Venice, and omens.
PS - The Vatican virtual tour has been released, and we WILL be doing that together at some point soon.
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2020-04-1326 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes78. VitalianPope Vitalian had a new approach to the current conflicts between the Roman Church and Constantinople, which worked out in his favor. In his episode, we discuss the perplexing 663 Imperial visit to Rome, the problem of autocephalous Ravenna, what happens when a newly consecrated foreign bishop dies in Rome, and naturally, the devil’s ass hair and glass genitals.
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2020-04-0643 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes77. Eugene IGiven that Pope Martin never abdicated upon his arrest, Pope Eugene started his tenure as an antipope. Sort of. But meek Eugene would surprise everyone - including us, when he showed up to HAUNT US. Don't try new heresies, folks.
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2020-03-3025 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes76. Martin IMartin had served as a papal legate in Dalmatia, and an apocrisiary in Constantinople, and he had come away from both with fairly sour opinions of the East. He took particular issue with Imperial interference in the papacy, and would repeatedly carry out bold decisions as pope that challenged the Emperor’s assumed hold over the church. In his episode, we discuss the aggressive escalation of the Monothelite conflict, the Council of the Lateran 649, and some very bad times.
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2020-03-2351 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes75. Theodore IPope Theodore was born in Jerusalem, and found himself hastily relocating to Rome. In his episode, we discuss the Muslim conquest of the Levant, the worsening monothelite schism with Constantinople through the recanting recanter Pyrrhus and the doubling down Paul, and the Type of Constans. Also dog vomit.
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2020-03-1641 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes74. John IVWe rolled a pretty euphemistic nickname for this pope. In his episode, we discuss the latest developments in the monothelite controversy, gentle defenses for Pope Honorius, and Slavic invasions in newly-Christianizing Dalmatia.
Potatoes.
(Bry is still struggling with coughs and respiratory stuff, apologies for weird sounds.)
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2020-03-0231 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes73. SeverinusMonothelitism is on the rise, and Pope Honorius's gag order hasn't held the discussion at bay. So when Severinus is elected to the papacy, he will be faced with a choice: cooperate, or not be pope. In his episode, we discuss the Ecthesis, a Roman-Byzantine standoff, cloacas, and how little we know about Tinder.
Check out https://everypope.wordpress.com/ for some cool pope pictures we mentioned on the show.
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2020-02-2430 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes72. Honorius IPope Honorius has one of the most unique legacies in the history of the papacy, making him the subject of debate all the way through to the first Vatican Council in 1870. In his episode, we discuss monumental restoration efforts in Rome, disruptions in Lombard rule, connections throughout the universal church, and a new heresy with posthumous consequences.
Besmirch the besmirchers.
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2020-02-1746 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes71. Boniface VBoniface is our first Neopolitan pope, but he is certainly the vanilla. In his episode, we'll discuss the origin of church sanctuary and its first universal implementation, a rebellion in the exarchate that put Rome under direct threat, and the continued expansion of English evangelization.
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2020-02-1038 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes70. Adeodatus IAdeodatus, or Deusdedit, was the first priest elected to be the Pope since John II, and he held the first ordinations for new priests since the beginning of Pope Gregory's papacy. In his episode, we discuss the rebellion in the exarchate of Ravenna, preview the instability in the Lombard Kingdom, investigate the first papal bullae, and get up front and personal with leprosy.
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2020-02-0329 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes69. Boniface IVBoniface was a protégé of Pope Gregory, and he maintained a very Gregorian tone during his papacy. Which makes sense, since he was doing all the work anyway. In his episode, we'll discuss the conversion of the Pantheon from a pagan temple to a Catholic basilica, the first visit of an English bishop to Rome, a return to a long, long, never-ending issue, and part-time popery.
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2020-01-2046 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes68. Boniface III
Pope Boniface shone where his predecessor failed. He was a successful apocrisiary, an influential pope, and was able to achieve something that several previous popes could not. In his episode, we'll revisit the Ecumenical Patriarch controversy, re-reform papal election protocol, and call out 'Roman extraction'.
(And thank you to Chris Cree for the Popeslap!)
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2020-01-1338 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes67. SabinianPope Sabinian is the anti-Gregory, in every possible way. He had a bad time in Constantinople, and then a worse time in Rome. He replaced monks with clerics in ecclesiastical roles, and made a massive error in judgment that made him one of the most despised popes of the era. But at least he will have one of the strangest papal deaths of all time!
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2020-01-0628 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: Dante's Sixth Sphere of HeavenIs it any surprise that Pope Gregory the Great ended up with a place in Dante's Paradiso? And yet, he is never named! Join us as we introduce the spheres of paradise, and explore the sixth sphere, reserved for the just rulers. We'll parse out where the pope appears, and deal with a singing eagle eyeball.
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2020-01-0323 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: The Writings of Pope Gregory the GreatIn this episode, we discuss the 900 epistles of the Registrum Epistolarum, the Liber Pastoralis (Rules for the Pastor), the Commentaries on Job, the Dialogues, and Gregory’s controversial legacy on the conceptualization of a biblical figure.
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2019-12-2325 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes66. Gregory I (The Great)Pope Gregory I, the second pope to earn “the Great” epithet, and like our first Great Pope Leo, he had a prolific career before becoming pope, including holding the highest civic office in Rome and serving as an apocrisiarius in Constantinople. But neither of these were jobs he wanted because he much preferred a monastic life, removed from the world. Imagine his disappointment when he is acclaimed as the next pope! In his episode, we discuss Gregory’s efforts to defend the whole of Italy from Lombard aggression through military strategy and co-opting secular authority, the evangelization of Britain throug...
2019-12-162h 18
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes65. Pelagius IIThe papacy of Pope Pelagius II is fortunately blessed with more sources than poor Pope Benedict I, although the sources exist almost exclusively to pay attention to his future successor. But it is a busy time with Lombards, Franks, and the first confirmed outbreak of smallpox in Rome. In his episode, we say a sad goodbye, start the Ecumenical Patriarch feud, and come back to dicks out for celibacy!
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2019-12-0944 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes64. Benedict IPope Benedict, the first of many eggs, exists in the period of chaos caused by the invasion and establishment of the Lombard Kingdom, so information is scarce. In his episode, we'll discuss the political developments of the Lombards, the current state of Rome, another holy Benedict, and wargs.
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2019-12-0225 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes63. John IIIPope Silky Dog chose to be a John, but we're not sure when. We're not sure about quite a lot of things, because we've hit a medieval shrouding. And yet, in his episode, we are still able to discuss the distinction of the 'Byzantine Papacy' period, the introduction of the Lombards into Italy, the Exarch, Narses, and even a return to living in the catacombs!
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2019-11-1854 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes62. Pelagius IWe last left Pelagius arrested and imprisoned in a monastery, AND excommunicated, having denounced Pope Vigilius. But thanks to a strong bond with the Emperor Justinian, he still ended up as the next Pope.
In his episode, we'll discuss his many diplomatic roles, more roman sacking, his dramatic efforts to clear his name from scandal, more diptychs, and how Fry says 'picture' weird.
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2019-11-1158 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesCouncil Episode: The Second Council of ConstantinopleThe fifth Ecumenical Council of the church was about Monophysitism! Or Nestorianism! Wait, its both! And the Three Chapters are caught in the middle. Its also political intrigue and boycott bolstering and character assassination, doesn't that sound like a good time?
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2019-11-0442 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes61. VigiliusBuckle in for a wild ride.
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2019-10-211h 16
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes60. Silverius Pope Silverius, son of Pope Hormisdas assumed the papacy in a very unconventional way - and it's not nepotism! In his episode, we discuss King Theodahad's scramble to stave off Emperor Justinian, plots to make the papacy Monophysite friendly, and another seige on Rome. Come for the schemes, stay for the ultimate scandal!
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2019-10-0749 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes59. Agapetus IIn this episode, we talk about the controversial upheaval of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, the arrival of the Imperial John Wick, new precedents set in Constantinople, and some really negative feelings about mustache preservation.
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2019-09-3039 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes58. John IIope John II AKA "Poor Devil" was the first pope to take a pontifical name! In this episode, we discuss the first crackdown on simony in the church, the budding relationship of the church and Emperor Justinian, and long long men (listen to the end!)
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2019-09-2337 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes57. Boniface IIPope Boniface is the pope who was never supposed to be, and is only accepted on a technicality. In his episode, we discuss the outcomes of popes choosing their own successors, an extremely complicated but short lived antipapacy, and the sexiest of oranges.
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2019-09-1631 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes56. Felix IV
Pope Felix IV is our third, not fourth Pope Felix, but thanks to the previous antipope, the naming conventions remain all out of whack. In his episode, we'll discuss the new faces of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, ecclesiastical immunity, the reappearance of Semi-Pelagianism, and how much gold Fry owns.
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2019-09-0936 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesAnnouncement: Sound Education 2019Pontifacts is appearing at Sound Education Conference this year, giving a talk on the wildest papal elections in history!
Sound Education is October 9-12 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2019-09-0301 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes55. John IPope John I, aka "Blue Hook", was an old man by the time he was elected to the papacy - which made King Theoderic's demands on him all the more unreasonable. In his episode, we will discuss the shifting dynamic between the Ostrogothic West and the newly re-orthodox Byzantine East, new expressions of papal primacy in Constantinople, and what happens when you accomplish exactly what a paranoid jealous king wanted you to do.
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2019-09-0239 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes54. Hormisdas
Pope Hormisdas is one of the greatest papal peacemakers in history, and for this, he will have a significant 1500 year legacy. In this episode, we discuss the cagey negotiations with Emperor Anastasius, the final end of the Acacian Schism, and the end of persecution in the Vandal Kingdom.
Make sure you listen to the end for Deacon Dad reading the Formula of Hormisdas!
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2019-08-2652 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes53. SymmachusSymmachus comes into the papacy after an extreme divide between the Pro-Byzantine and Pro-Ostrogothic factions. And divides usually lead to antipopes! In this episode, we'll discuss the Laurentian Schism, the lasting implications of the Palmary Synod, and what happens during 4 years of violence.
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2019-08-1955 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: Dante's Sixth Ring of HellPoor maligned Pope Anastasius II is forever immortalized in one of the most famous literary works of all time - Dante's Inferno! Join us as we introduce Dante and the Divine Comedy, and explore the sixth ring of hell, reserved for blasphemers and heretics. This is where Anastasius lives now.
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2019-08-1226 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes52. Anastasius IIAnastasius II approached the Acacian Schism with conciliation and a desire to make peace ... and he's going to hell for it.
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2019-08-0531 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes51. GelasiusGelasius is our third and final African pope! And more than the other African popes, he raises questions about race.... sort of. In his episode, we discuss the ongoing and far from ended Acacian Schism, the Duo Sunt and its thousand year legacy -- and the Lupercalia!
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2019-07-2956 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes50. Felix IIIOur first "medieval" pope entered the papacy between a steady western kingdom, a chaotic eastern empire, and a sorely persecuted Africa. In his episode, we discuss the official outbreak of the Acacian Schism, the ongoing battle of the Henotikon, and so many diptychs.
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2019-07-2235 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes49. SimpliciusPope Simpl*cius, besides providing excellent inspiration for 00's pop bands, was pope through a series of major turning points for papal history. He would be forced to contend with the FALL OF ROME and the rise of Odoacer, the chaos in the Empire with Zeno and Basiliscus, as well as both the Enkyklikon and the Henotikon! Much nail biting ensues.
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2019-07-151h 05
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes48. HilariusThe name says it all... or does it?
Re-released to include the Hilarius sketch and song from Rob and Jaime at Totalus Rankium!
(From episode 81. Anthemius: https://totalusrankium.podbean.com/e/81-anthemius/)
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2019-07-0845 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesCouncil Episode: The Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon in 451, is one of the church's most formative, important, and controversial ecumenical councils - and considering the massive bulk of Pope Leo I's episode, we've set aside an entire episode for Chalcedon. In this episode, we'll discuss the major factions of the Christological debate, the balance between the Tome of Leo and the Anathemas of Cyril, the Robber Synod, and the implications that orthodoxy will have for future popes.
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2019-07-0150 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes47. Leo I (The Great)Pope Leo I is one of only two popes to officially earn "the Great" epithet, and is by far the most significant church leader in the early church. He had a prolific international career long before his papacy, and he would go on to be an absolute giant of history. In his episode, we discuss the various ways he consolidated papal primacy as a real thing and drove off the major heresies of the day, the christological debates of the 5th century and the major steps towards orthodoxy, and how an old man pope stood up to the fiercest...
2019-06-242h 02
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes46. Sixtus IIIThe first papal name to get a second, also is the first to get a third! In his episode, we discuss potential Pelagian patronage, the ongoing conflict between Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch, and.... SOMETHING.
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2019-06-1731 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes45. Celestine IPope Celestine invites you to join him on his world tour! This papacy left its fingerprints on Gaul, Italy, Africa, Illyria, Britain and...Ireland! In his episode, we discuss the inception of Nestorianism, the Council of Ephesus, and Augustinian love letters that say hi.
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2019-06-1051 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes44. Boniface IOl'Bonny came into the papacy right in the middle of the deep clerical divides caused by Pope Zosimus - which is how you get antipopes. Despite being a perfect (albeit unwilling) candidate, he will have fight to defend his election, and then scramble to fix the problems initiated by his predecessor. Side note: Bry was actively losing her voice throughout the entire recording of this episode, apologies for weirdness.
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2019-06-0355 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes43. Zosimus
Pope Zosimus started his papacy with a Vegas style shotgun friendship, and it set the tone for everything to follow. In his episode, we discuss pel-la-lagirism and bad citations, what happens when decisions are hasty and uninformed, and what happens when you don't check your sources. It sounds like a class, but Zosimus really could have benefitted...
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2019-05-2742 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: Anniversary Special!Pontifacts is 1 year old! Join us for an amusing recap of our popey journey thus far, and an AMA session - and THANK YOU for being a part of our podcast!
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2019-05-2043 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes42. Innocent IThe first pope of the too-obvious name was "energetic about heretics", and for establishing papal power through distant authorities. But this is a milestone episode, because we have a handful of MAJOR things to cover: John Chrysostom. The Visigothic Sack of Rome. Pelagius. Buckle in!
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2019-05-131h 18
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes41. Anastasius IPope Anastasius, our "model of piety and sanctity" wins quite a reputation from the contemporary figures of the day, and crush-prone priests. But is it a deserved reputation, when we have so little to credit him for? In his episode, we go back to the origin of Origen, explore the diss tracks of Tyrannius Rufinus and Jerome, find another Eusebius, and speculate about potential papal progeny.
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2019-05-0635 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes40. SiriciusPope Siricius really hated heretics, and when monks or nuns were banging in the monasteries. In this episode, we discuss the earliest preserved papal decretals in history, early church policy on clerical celibacy, and why 'Vicious Siricius' is a sassy drag biatch.
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2019-04-291h 00PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus: Athanasius with History of the Copts!In our greatest Athanasius Interlude yet, we are joined by Johnathan Adly from the History of the Copts Podcast, to fully dig into the much exiled Patriarch of Alexandria, Athanasius! In this episode, we discuss all things Athanasius, as well as the character of the Eastern early church, the state of the empire, the power of the papacy, and how all of this ties into Coptic Christianity!
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2019-04-151h 00
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes39. DamasusPope Damasus is certainly a giant of the early church. He ensured a lasting legacy by vigorously asserting papal primacy, officially defining orthodoxy and doctrine, and putting his name and terrible poetry on epitaphs everywhere. And thats all without saying anything of the scandals, schisms and murder!
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2019-04-011h 07PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: Theodoret's Conference of Liberius and ConstantiusIn this week's episode, we covered the exile of Pope Liberius following his refusal to condemn Athanasius and sign a Semi-Arian creed. A version of how this meeting between the Pope and Emperor Constantius II might have gone has been preserved in Theodoret's Ecclesiastical Histories, Chapter 13. Ergo, its time for a dramatic reading!
Thank you to David Shealy for providing several voices! Theodoret's Ecclesiastical Histories: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/27022.htm
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2019-03-2809 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes38. LiberiusPope Liberius would rather die than deny his faith or condemn Athanasius. He tells us so at least twice. But Emperor Constantius is ready to call his bluff, with circumstances we haven't seen since Christian toleration. In this episode, we outline the bribery, the threats, the councils, the antipopes, and the alleged scandal that followed! Are you prepared for some co-poping?
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2019-03-251h 09PONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: PBC2019
The Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church happened at the end of February, and was the first summit of its kind in history. In this special POPEWATCH bonus episode, we go over the program of the council, the conclusions and directives announced at its end, what may come in the future, and the reactions from around the world. We also talk about why shitty Vigano is shitty.
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2019-03-2124 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes37. Julius I
Pope Julius I, the "Defender of Orthodoxy", assumed the papacy while Eusebius of Nicomedia was still stirring an Arian fuss in the East, and Athanasius was in and out of peril. But he was not going to back down! In this episode, we discuss a series of rival councils, Christmas, and cankle necks.
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2019-03-1859 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes36. Mark IPope Mark I witnessed many significant shifts during his early church career, so by the time he became pope, it was practically time for a break. In this episode, we introduce the Athanasius interlude, clerical fashion, and the merit of beards.
A special thank you to our friend Ben oFukushimama Laser Shark for the music for our new segment.
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Papal Ring of Pope Pius II: https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-22068&fbclid=IwAR1c-biPNqKitoVsIHaFMTxhpJ0yAKlXzEV823gnUVSwRAbv-YBbkwtNv-4
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2019-03-1156 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesCouncil Episode: The Council of Nicaea
We've finally arrived at the most important moment of the early church! In this episode, we set aside our popes for a substantial tangent to explore the details of the church's first ecumenical council. We will discuss the main players, the logistics, the final theological decisions, and self castration.
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2019-03-0457 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes35. Sylvester IWe have reached the papacy of the Council of Nicaea! But come back for that next week., because we're going to spend as much time on it this week as Sylvester did. In this episode, we will discuss his papacy, unpack legends, talk about a dragon, and yell at him to "go!"
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The Golden Legend Life of Saint Sylvester: http://catholicsaints.info/the-golden-legend-the-life-of-saint-silvester/
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2019-02-251h 03
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes34. Militiades
Militiades is our second African Pope, and held the papacy during a massive shift of Christendom in the empire that no one saw coming. In this episode, we will discuss putrefying wormy bodies, shocking edicts, and introduce the founder of the Christianization... Constantine!
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2019-02-1853 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes33. EusebiusEusebius, not THAT Eusebius, didn't really have a chance. He probably should have stayed a physician.
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2019-02-1123 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes32. Marcellus IMarcellus came to the papacy in the lull of the brutal Diocletian persecutions. In this episode, we'll discuss how he did right by his predecessor, re-organized a devastated Church, and then got sucked into internal chaos under Heraclius the jerk.
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2019-02-0437 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes31. MarcellinusThere is nothing we can say here without giving it all away. You're just going to have to listen.
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2019-01-2845 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes30. CaiusPope Caius the Dalmatian was somehow related to one of the most important emperors in Roman history, and also maybe a saint. Also maybe that saint was faced with some incest? And maybe he was REALLY old when he became pope. This is an episode with many mysteries!
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Finger-Ring Lore: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43707/43707-h/43707-h.htm
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2019-01-2151 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes29. EutychianWas Pope Eutychian even a pope at all? Historians will argue, and the mass destruction of Christian records during the Diocletian persecutions will obfuscate the answers. In this episode, we'll spend some time recapping the state of the empire, and then try to determine a feasible schedule to bury over 300 martyrs in 8 years.
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2019-01-1431 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes28. Felix IWe're ringing in the new year with a new Pope, facing old problems!
In his episode, we'll look at the drastic lengths required to deal with pesky Paul of Samosata, how Queen Zenobia of Palmyra factors in, and maybe new, maybe old tradition of graveside martyrdom commemoration.
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2019-01-0738 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: Pope GiftsIt's a Pontifacts holiday surprise! Join Fry and Bry as we explore some ridiculous pope-themed gifts you COULD have bought for your loved ones this year, and strange gifts that recent popes have received!
We will post links to all of the things we are looking at in this episode on Facebook, check it out there!
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2018-12-2529 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes27. DionysiusThis episode is about Pope Dionysius. And Bishop Dionysius, and what Dionysius thought of Dionysius, Dionysius's correspondence with Dionysius, and of course, the Affair of the Dionysii.
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Writings of Dionysius: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/dionysiusrome.html
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2018-12-1739 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes26. Sixtus IIPope Sixtus II is our first second! He is a heavy hitter in the early church, and his tomb is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites of the first martyrs. In this episode we discuss cults and beans, his famous saint companions, his bloody death, and his Renaissance depictions!
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2018-12-1047 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes25. Stephen IPope Stephen's papacy begins at a time where what is most needed is consistency, and continuity from the previous popes. And he delivers something entirely different instead. In his episode, we will discuss his papacy, his relationship with pope fanboy Cyprian, and try to separate him from two other popes he's often blended into.
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2018-12-0343 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes24. LuciusPope Lucius doesn't have a whole lot of time to make his mark on the church, and he's going to have to spend much of that time on beach vacation. But there are still things to discuss! In this episode, we'll go over his life, his position on the new schism, and the impact his head has on demons.
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2018-11-2638 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes23. CorneliusPope Cornelius assumed the papacy in the midst of an extremely violent persecution, after the longest period of no-pope-ness that we've seen yet. Will he lead the church in a new unifying direction, or will he scramble with a fractured and decimated church? In this episode, we discuss his life, his fanboys, and common sense versus orthodoxy.
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The Letters of Cornelius: http://www.seanmultimedia.com/Pie_Cornelius_I_Letters.html
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2018-11-1254 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes22. FabianPope Fabian definitely has one of the most unique stories of the early Popes. As the first pope appointed by acclamation, he shook things up, and maybe made a few birb-friends along the way.
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2018-11-0542 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes21. AnterusPope Anterus is one of the most unfortunate of the early popes, due to one of the shortest papacies in history. But in this episode, we seek to uncover if he did anything to make this short papacy substantial.
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2018-10-2233 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes20. PontianPope Pontian will set a precedent for the church that will resound through to very modern history, and forever change the way the office of Pope is perceived by the world. In this episode, we will discuss his life, his response to the antipope schism, and boopable noses.
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2018-10-1543 minPONTIFACTS: Ranking the PopesBonus Episode: The Second Nun's TaleSurprise! Since Pope Urban I is the first pope to leave a lasting mark on famous world literature, we're celebrating with a bonus episode, reading 'The Second Nun's Tale', from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
The Second Nun's Tale can be found online here: http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/book0573.pdf
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2018-10-1434 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes19. Urban IPope Urban sat on the papal throne, and all he got was the t-shirt... or some accounts would have you believe! But is this an accurate picture of a pope who has achieved literary immortality? In this episode, we will discuss his ordinations, his connection with Saint Cecilia, incorruptible saints, and whether or not he has been fairly judged by time.
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2018-10-0845 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes18. CallixtusThe Catholic Encyclopedia says: "If we knew more of Callixtus from Catholic sources, he would probably appear as one of the greatest of the popes." Instead, the sources we have are from his greatest critics. But is that a bad thing? His enemies have so much to say! In this episode, we discuss Callixtus's adventurous life, his scandalous policies, his cemetery, and determine whether he was a Saint, or a massive sinner.
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2018-10-0152 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes17. ZephyrinusPope Zephyrinus was 'a simple man, without education', or so we are told. In this episode, we will discuss Zephyrinus's life, his policies, and determine whether or not to take salty sources at face value.
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2018-09-2344 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes16. Victor IPope Victor will instigate a lot of firsts for the church, and definitely leaves his mark on history. But is this to his benefit? In this episode, we will discuss Easter, AGAIN, the Pokemon evolution of Jesus, and whether or not Victor sacrificed babies.
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2018-09-1746 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes15. EleutheriusEleutherius has been claimed as a symbol of national identity, but not at all in the way you would think! In this episode we will discuss what part he plays in a weird stepbrother syndrome, his thoughts about food, and whether or not he had something to do with a mythical English king.
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2018-09-1048 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes14. SoterPope Soter was not a SOTE, and we can say that with relative certainty because we can actually talk about his personality! In this episode, we discuss his life, penance, marriage, papal alms, and ask ourselves if being the goodest boi is bull-worthy.
Stay tuned at the end for an important segment of Popewatch.
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2018-09-0345 min
PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes1. On This Rock, I Will Build My PodcastWelcome to Pontifacts; ranking all the Popes from Peter to Francis! In this light-hearted, only slightly blasphemous podcast, Bry and Fry go through the lives of the Pontiffs, and rate them based on our very valid and not subjective at all categories, to determine which Pope was the popiest Pope that ever Poped.
In this episode, we introduce our concept, our ranking rounds, and discuss how to become a Pope!
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2018-05-2135 min