tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5138196917316319536..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Man Who Sold the Papacy: Pope Benedict IXLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38807909861093641932014-03-21T14:16:41.813-04:002014-03-21T14:16:41.813-04:00There were so many corrupt popes in the Middle Age...There were so many corrupt popes in the Middle Ages/Renaissance: My "favorite" is Boniface VIII, Benedetto Caetani, who convinced the former hermit monk Pope Celestine V to resign, then won the papacy, and then imprisoned Celestine for the rest of his life rather than let him go back to his hermitage. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12941891174554308172014-03-20T15:46:53.429-04:002014-03-20T15:46:53.429-04:00Excellent piece, Brian; he truly was a demon, and ...Excellent piece, Brian; he truly was a demon, and not the last, to infiltrate the ranks. The devil's never more effective than when he wears the robe of clergy.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18183810544328597432014-03-20T15:03:59.039-04:002014-03-20T15:03:59.039-04:00Years ago I read a history of the papacy and was t...Years ago I read a history of the papacy and was totally shocked and appalled. We may think of things being more corrupt today, but I believe people have been thinking that since civilization began.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211113589300842194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61054746142665090362014-03-20T11:49:05.271-04:002014-03-20T11:49:05.271-04:00What a depressing story. On the other hand, we te...What a depressing story. On the other hand, we tend to think things are more corrupt today than in the good ol days, true?Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com