PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes

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PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes episodes

September 09, 2019 56. Felix IV
Pope Felix IV is our third, not fourth Pope Felix, but thanks to the previous antipope, the naming conventions remain all out of whack. In his episode, we'll discuss the new faces of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, ecclesiastical immunity, the reappearance of Semi-Pelagianism, and how much gold Fry owns.

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36 min
September 03, 2019 Announcement: Sound Education 2019
Pontifacts is appearing at Sound Education Conference this year, giving a talk on the wildest papal elections in history!

Sound Education is October 9-12 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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2 min
September 02, 2019 55. John I
Pope John I, aka "Blue Hook", was an old man by the time he was elected to the papacy - which made King Theoderic's demands on him all the more unreasonable. In his episode, we will discuss the shifting dynamic between the Ostrogothic West and the newly re-orthodox Byzantine East, new expressions of papal primacy in Constantinople, and what happens when you accomplish exactly what a paranoid jealous king wanted you to do.

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40 min
August 26, 2019 54. Hormisdas
Pope Hormisdas is one of the greatest papal peacemakers in history, and for this, he will have a significant 1500 year legacy. In this episode, we discuss the cagey negotiations with Emperor Anastasius, the final end of the Acacian Schism, and the end of persecution in the Vandal Kingdom.

Make sure you listen to the end for Deacon Dad reading the Formula of Hormisdas!

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53 min
August 19, 2019 53. Symmachus
Symmachus comes into the papacy after an extreme divide between the Pro-Byzantine and Pro-Ostrogothic factions. And divides usually lead to antipopes! In this episode, we'll discuss the Laurentian Schism, the lasting implications of the Palmary Synod, and what happens during 4 years of violence.

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56 min
August 12, 2019 Bonus Episode: Dante's Sixth Ring of Hell
Poor maligned Pope Anastasius II is forever immortalized in one of the most famous literary works of all time - Dante's Inferno! Join us as we introduce Dante and the Divine Comedy, and explore the sixth ring of hell, reserved for blasphemers and heretics. This is where Anastasius lives now.

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27 min
August 05, 2019 52. Anastasius II
Anastasius II approached the Acacian Schism with conciliation and a desire to make peace ... and he's going to hell for it.

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32 min
July 29, 2019 51. Gelasius
Gelasius is our third and final African pope! And more than the other African popes, he raises questions about race.... sort of. In his episode, we discuss the ongoing and far from ended Acacian Schism, the Duo Sunt and its thousand year legacy -- and the Lupercalia!

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57 min
July 22, 2019 50. Felix III
Our first "medieval" pope entered the papacy between a steady western kingdom, a chaotic eastern empire, and a sorely persecuted Africa. In his episode, we discuss the official outbreak of the Acacian Schism, the ongoing battle of the Henotikon, and so many diptychs.

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36 min
July 15, 2019 49. Simplicius
Pope Simpl*cius, besides providing excellent inspiration for 00's pop bands, was pope through a series of major turning points for papal history. He would be forced to contend with the FALL OF ROME and the rise of Odoacer, the chaos in the Empire with Zeno and Basiliscus, as well as both the Enkyklikon and the Henotikon! Much nail biting ensues.

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1 hr 6 min