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Looking for Pope Joan: Some Historians Say Clues Exist That a Woman Served as Pope in the Ninth Century

This is a fascinating article. Historical mysteries like this are some of my favorite intellectual shiny objects.

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i saw the show the other night. i've read donna cross's novel. it was pretty good. the over 500 texts that mention her are pretty compelling in my mind. i can see one or two people copying each other, but 500?! and i'm sorry, but who uses a toilet as a throne for the POPE?! that explanation sounds like political spin made up to hide the fact that there was a female pope that the catholic church expunged all records of.