Pope John XII, his family background, how he came to be pope, and the hilarious havoc he wreaked during his stint in the Chair of St. Peter. Plus: a whole collection of bad popes and the things that made them terrible. 

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Sources:

Eric Russell Chamberlin. “The Bad Popes.” https://archive.org/details/badpopes00cham/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater

Mike Vago. AV Club. https://www.avclub.com/the-young-pope-john-xii-died-as-he-lived-fornicating-1823180144

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08426b.htm

The Bad Popes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Popes
Alberic II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberic_II_of_Spoleto
Saeculum Obscurum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeculum_obscurum
Marozia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marozia

https://www.newspapers.com/image/58495574/?terms=pope%20john%20xii&match=1

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-XII

https://www.somethingawful.com/most-awful/popes-cadaver-synod/2/

https://www.history.com/news/10-grisly-papal-deaths

https://www.factinate.com/people/pope-john-xii/

https://time.com/4633580/young-pope-history/

https://historycollection.com/20-reasons-why-pope-john-xii-was-the-worst-pope-in-history/

 

 

 

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