PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes

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**PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes**

A light hearted, only slightly blasphemous papal history podcast, ranking the Popes from Peter to Leo XIV

Pontifacts Tour of Italy: https://celeste.wetravel.com/i/69fc95965ec7d2c71c592914#pontifacts-the-road-to-papacy

Latest Episodes:

114. Boniface VI Mar 27, 2023

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What, were you expecting someone else?!

In his episode, we discuss potential viciousness, deprivation of clerical orders, and the hottest 90 year old man ever.

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113. Formosus Mar 13, 2023

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We're back!!! (Note: this episode was recorded BEFORE our hiatus)
Formosus is one of the most famous popes in history, though not for anything he actually did in life. But this episode will be about his life anyways! In his episode, we'll have a look at his dramatic pre-pope career, the state of the Eastern Church and Holy Roman Empire, and the summer of George.

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our new editor, Gregg Gassman, of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers!

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Announcement: Return Mar 03, 2023

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Pontifacts is coming back.

Get ready for Formosus!

Crossover: Quickdraw! with Ranking ’76, Tsar Power and Nobelesse Oblige Jan 23, 2023

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Eric, host of Ranking '76 invite Bry and Fry to join several of the Rexypod family pods for some trivia fun!

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX3yPYsy-mY&ab_channel=Ranking76Podcast

Check out Ranking '76: https://ranking76podcast.podbean.com/
Check out Tsar Power: https://open.spotify.com/show/49JyFkdWvSy0sKv37W8YX6
Check out Nobelesse Oblige: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nobelesse-oblige/id1637021887

Bonus: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Obituary Dec 31, 2022

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Today, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died.

In this episode, we provide a short obituary and what we know about the upcoming funeral, and discuss the future of Pontifacts

Crossover: Eat Brains Love with Quest Friends! and Totalus Rankium Oct 22, 2022

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We'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.

Quest Friends: https://www.questfriendspodcast.com/pontifacts
Under the Neighborhood: https://questfriends.itch.io/neighborhood
Totalus Rankium: https://totalusrankium.podbean.com/

Bonus: Predicting Popes with the Papability Index! Oct 06, 2022

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Who is going to be the next pope? This is a question that seems to have more and more traction every day, and many sources speculate on the possibility of each cardinal to come out on top of the next conclave. But what should we be looking at to determine papal potential?

Introducing Gabe, the creator of the Papability Index, an algorithm that determines the likelihood of a cardinal to be pope.

In this interview, Gabe and Bry discussed the creation of the formula, the factors that he feels are the most important, the most (and least) likely candidates, and how he has applied the formula to previous conclaves.

Find Gabe at: https://twitter.com/pope_predictor

Bonus: Women and Female Power in the Vatican with The Other Half Podcast Sep 21, 2022

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Though the Vatican has been the literal 'old boys club', women have still made their mark on its history! Join Bry and James of The Other Half Podcast, as they discuss two medieval women who made waves in the church - Pope Joan, and Marozia of the Pornocracy.

James will be periodically joining us to discuss other significant women figures as we move through different eras in time.

You can find James and the Other Half Podcast here:https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/

Interview with Pope Michael (Posthumous Release) Sep 02, 2022

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Important Note: One week after this interview, Pope Michael suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died on August 2nd, 2022. We are releasing this episode because he was excited for us to do so, but we have left the content untouched.

On July 16th, 1990, 6 people gathered in a General Store in Belvue, Kansas, and elected a Pope.

And that Pope has spoken to us! Join us in an interview with Pope Michael, to explore sedevacantism, conclavism, and the papacy of the "One true" Catholic Church. Bry and Pope Michael discuss his beliefs, how his papacy came to be, his views on current struggles in the church, and what his church looks like in 2022.

Visit Pope Michael's website:

https://www.vaticaninexile.com/

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Bonus: Popewatch Spring 2022 Jun 14, 2022

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Although we've been on hiatus, Pope Francis has been busy!
Tune in for an update on the show, and coverage of Pope Francis, delegations to the Vatican, Apostolic Visits, his health and mobility issues, and the new consistory.

Tickets for Intelligent Speech:
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/
Use code Pope for a discount

Support Pontifacts:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pontifactspod

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