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all_the_gravy t1_jctfgbh wrote

Sometime around that time 1200ish there was a woman disguised as a man who was elected pope. She was of course scrubbed from public history, and she wasn't pope for very long. I read a book "Pope Joan" about it. I don't recommend that book but it's a good place to start if you're interested.

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Bart-MS t1_jcthj89 wrote

No, there wasn't. It's a legend and it's very doubtful that anything of this story actually happened.

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OlyScott t1_jcwskp4 wrote

That's an old story that never happened. Acual historians who've looked into it say that it's just not true.

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