Pope John X, the "Wee Liar", owed much of his upward momentum in life to his outrageously good looks and the scandalous love affair he had with the most powerful woman in Rome. Maybe. Or maybe they were related.

In his episode, we discuss an astounding response to the Saracen threat, an actual battle pope, and the flightiest Italian nobles. 

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