Pope Joan was a female pope from a legend.
> subsequent popes were subjected to an examination whereby, having sat on a so-called sedia stercoraria or "dung chair" containing a hole, a cardinal had to reach up and establish that the new pope had testicles, before announcing "Duos habet et bene pendentes" ("He has two, and they dangle nicely").
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Maria Theresa of Austria was crowned "King" of Hungary
Elizabeth II is still "Duke" of Normandy
The monastery is a game where people pretend to be in a religious hierarchy.°
Do you really want to deny to women the joy to acquire the title of a pope?
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It might come as a surprise, but I never wore red during my tenure as cardinal and I never expected "lower ranks" to kiss my ring. | [reply] |