PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes

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36. Mark I Mar 11, 2019

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Pope 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
The Tomb of Mark: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Tomb_of_Pope_Mark.jpg/800px-Tomb_of_Pope_Mark.jpg
"Why is That" Podcast Article on John Henry Newman:
http://whyisthatpodcast.blogspot.com/2018/05/saving-john-henry-newmans-legacy-how.html?m=1

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Council Episode: The Council of Nicaea Mar 04, 2019

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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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35. Sylvester I Feb 25, 2019

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We 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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34. Militiades Feb 18, 2019

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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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33. Eusebius Feb 11, 2019

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Eusebius, not THAT Eusebius, didn't really have a chance. He probably should have stayed a physician.

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32. Marcellus I Feb 04, 2019

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Marcellus 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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31. Marcellinus Jan 28, 2019

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There is nothing we can say here without giving it all away. You're just going to have to listen.

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30. Caius Jan 21, 2019

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Pope 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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29. Eutychian Jan 14, 2019

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Was 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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28. Felix I Jan 07, 2019

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We'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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