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schopenhauer The practice of selling certificates to reduce punishment for sins sparked a massive religious revolution in Europe.
schopenhauer Pope Alexander VI became the symbol of Renaissance corruption, using his office to elevate his family and accumulate wealth.
schopenhauer Match popes with their wildest controversies to discover the complete history of the Vatican.
The papal crown: The triple-tiered tiara, representing different levels of papal authority, was last worn by Pope Paul VI in 1963.
An assembly of church officials convened to discuss and decide on doctrinal or administrative matters. In 897, Pope Stephen VI convened a posthumous trial, judging the exhumed corpse of Pope Formosus.
What practice did Pope Leo X authorize in 1517 to fund the reconstruction of St. Peter's Basilica?
What was the primary scientific theory Galileo Galilei was forced to recant in 1633?
Which pope was reigning when Galileo Galilei was put on trial for his scientific theories?
Which pope's deceased body was exhumed and put on trial during the Cadaver Synod?
How did the bizarre trial known as the Cadaver Synod end for Pope Formosus's body?
What was the name of the bizarre 897 AD trial where a dead pope's corpse was put on trial?