tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post5847001324578660167..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Those Wacky PopesAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-79042066242788721902011-06-17T16:46:47.891-06:002011-06-17T16:46:47.891-06:00It is weird, and I love the pic.It is weird, and I love the pic.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-31014346919219541152011-06-17T05:45:24.126-06:002011-06-17T05:45:24.126-06:00"Perhaps. Those are someone else's words,..."Perhaps. Those are someone else's words, not mine, though I bear some responsibility for having re-printed them without any independent research."<br /><br />Doh, sorry, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I was responding to what you quoted.<br /><br />It is a fantastic bit of history. Thank you for posting it. I just think the guy you quoted, in saying the guy was nuts, really sells short how weird it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-35327999972887268452011-06-17T01:24:23.731-06:002011-06-17T01:24:23.731-06:00Perhaps. Those are someone else's words, not ...Perhaps. Those are someone else's words, not mine, though I bear some responsibility for having re-printed them without any independent research.<br /><br />Mostly, I just thought that the idea of exhuming someone's body to have them posthumously stand trial was rather wacky.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-55992577554241633142011-06-16T15:26:04.177-06:002011-06-16T15:26:04.177-06:00I don't think the "insane and mad with ha...I don't think the "insane and mad with hate" thing is true. Stephen and Formosus were on opposite sides of a long-term partisan squabble. The point of the exhumation and trial was to discredit the bishops and whatnot whom Formosus had appointed, etc.<br /><br />It was back and forth between the two sides over the course of several papal terms.<br /><br />Definitely a favorite bit of history, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-7111082245525381492011-06-16T07:56:47.271-06:002011-06-16T07:56:47.271-06:00Wow, that's awesome. No many how many stories...Wow, that's awesome. No many how many stories I see about the strange, freaky stuff human beings can do, I never cease to be amazed.Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-37872304319637432452011-06-16T06:26:09.606-06:002011-06-16T06:26:09.606-06:00Great stuff!Great stuff!Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-32013024951261574312011-06-16T05:21:47.121-06:002011-06-16T05:21:47.121-06:00Thanks for the post. Whenever I work with people c...Thanks for the post. Whenever I work with people coming into the Church I tell them that Catholicism is like one large extended family with a history that is both great and crazy. The bad popes make for some fun reading. Take a look at the Wikipedia post for bad popes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_PopesPadrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722958681098483324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-70272342952874715132011-06-16T04:31:55.089-06:002011-06-16T04:31:55.089-06:00Thanks! I love junk like this.Thanks! I love junk like this.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-17719320214143345092011-06-16T04:13:15.472-06:002011-06-16T04:13:15.472-06:00Cool. I bet he was just upset 'cause Formosus...Cool. I bet he was just upset 'cause Formosus had a cooler Pope-name than him.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-49206884006192738662011-06-16T03:11:47.421-06:002011-06-16T03:11:47.421-06:00Interesting story. Thanks for sharing -and for sha...Interesting story. Thanks for sharing -and for sharing the link as well.Dangerous Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494853825931603065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-32610477422203587372011-06-16T01:45:25.150-06:002011-06-16T01:45:25.150-06:00There's a wonderful episode of QI somewhere wh...There's a wonderful episode of QI somewhere where they almost re-enact the trial, including the use of puppets and simulated horror...Pukakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604000793097504083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-58827114067047660032011-06-16T00:59:47.110-06:002011-06-16T00:59:47.110-06:00I love little historical tidbits like this.I love little historical tidbits like this.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com