The five “most sexually active” popes

5 Pope Alexander VI.

If you‘If you think these are cases of a secret touching in a dark stairwell followed by a life of regret, you may want to adjust your expectations. In the case of Pope Alexander VI, the man had absolutely no interest in pursuing it in the service of God. As huge chunks of written history about a Pope are centered around his many sonsYou‘He would have to be pretty deep in the sand to claim that his papal engagement ring remained intact.

4 Pope John XII.

Teenagers are notoriously horny. Popes are notoriously notoriously horny. So when you make a teenager pope, you have to give something up. In the case of Pope John XII, who was appointed pope in the 10th century, it was apparently the fasteners on his papal underwear that gave up.

Liudprand of Cremona said that John XII had turned the Papal Palace into a “brothel”, but he had reason to speak ill of him because he was an ally of Pope John XII.‘s arch enemy, the German King Otto I. The words may have been strong, but the feeling was not‘t wrong, says a professor at the Catholic University of America with the wonderfully assonant name Ken PenningtonPope John XII.‘‘s involvement with pillow art lasted until his last breath, and rumor has it that he died of a stroke while sleeping with a married woman.

3 Pope Paul II

To be fair, the reports of Pope Paul II.‘s papal infidelity is one of the most hotly contested. But when you hear about the top story attributed to him,‘We will understand exactly why the Church is not‘t to go to court in this case in particular. They would much rather see everyone stick to the company line, which says that Paul II died of severe indigestion after eating too much melon. A death that is not‘t particularly flattering, unless the rumor is that he died while putting up his back panels – and I say that with the greatest possible respect blown out by a page.

2 Pope Julius III.

Another potentially queer pope whose status is hotly debated is Pope Julius III. The parts of his story that raise eyebrows are‘not as offensive as those of Pope Paul II (but how could they be), but were probably more damaging to his actual task as Pope.‘For one of the most curious details of his papacy is that his rise went hand in hand – and I use this term here only figuratively – with that of a 15-year-old beggar named Innocenzo.

Innocenzo, although he had no qualifications, found himself quickly appointed cardinal by Julius IIIwhich sparked a massive scandal about the Pope’s exact relationship‘s young new community. Mentions by the Venetian ambassador that Innocenzo “shared the Pope’s bedroom and bed” certainly not‘does not help to suppress the rumors.

1 Pope Benedict IX.

Sex or not, Pope Benedict IX is widely regarded as one of the worst popes of all time. He was so bad/terrible/evil that Saint Peter Damian considered him “a demon from hell in the disguise of a priest.” So Benedict IX.‘s penchant for carnal vices – he is said to have held orgies in the Lateran Palace – was‘not a sin of his own, but just another ingredient in the goulash of unholy behavior that he brought to the role. A typical example: He‘it is still the only pope to have sold his papacy to the highest bidder when he finally resigned – something I also did not‘t consciously was allowed.