Its a two for one! A good boi and a piece of crap.
In their episode, we'll discuss the conflicts after the deaths of Pope John V and Pope Conon, bribery, blind ambition, breeching canon laws, and magic?
2020-09-30 16:48:47 +0000 UTC
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Recently, Bry and Fry discovered a very bad book: The Pope's Granddaughter, by James Truax. It presented itself as an "erotic mystery" that went "ultimately to Rome and the very private apartments of the Vatican, where the conspiracy finally comes to light."
We were in! So we gat...
2020-09-01 00:40:41 +0000 UTC View PostWe are joined by Moxie from Your Brain on Facts to discuss three interesting medieval women who became saints. Things get gross, in several different ways.
2020-07-01 00:43:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
Today, Pontifacts turns two years old, and we're amazed at what an excellent year we had in the podcast. And a HUGE part of that is the support of our patrons! You have helped the show stay hosted, helped us attend Sound Education in Boston, and helped with a ton of research ...
2020-05-22 03:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post We're digging into the wild world of angelology to talk about what angels are, what they can and cannot do, what they look like, and their hierarchy, as described by Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologica.
The New Pope exists. Will we hate it as much? Maybe.
2020-03-31 21:07:41 +0000 UTC View PostAre you ready for more weird saints! We explore the wild world of medieval hagiography and bring you tales of repulsive saints, Bry's favourite saint, plaguey saints, and a woman who should be invoked more in the modern world.
2020-03-01 04:37:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
Things have been a little jumbled lately - I'm still dealing with car accident injuries, been sick for the last three weeks, and on top of that, my poor dog also got very sick and gave us quite a scare! So, we've fallen a little behind as far as updates go.
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2020-02-23 03:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostTwo in a row. But that's the end of talking about Lenny ...
For now.
With the editing of Gregory behind us, Fry can finally keep working on these!
Here's our thoughts on episode 5.
It's time to talk about episodes 2 and 3 of The Young Pope.
We still hate when he winks.
You wanted to know, and here it is! Bry and Fry have watched through the first 2 episodes of The Young Pope, and have a lot of thoughts.
Intro to follow along our exploration of the paintings: https...
2019-11-29 17:15:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you ready for a wild and brutal journey, exploring some of the oddest, most unusual saints from the ancient world? We've got apostles, we've got poor young women, we have patron sainthoods you never thought of, and more.
(we're sorry for weird audio!)
2019-11-01 15:29:11 +0000 UTC
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The antipope, who wasn't an antipope! In his episode, we'll discuss his origins, his rise to prominence, his legitimate landslide election to the papacy, and why he ends up on this antipope list instead of as a legitimate pope.
2019-09-27 14:51:10 +0000 UTC View PostHidely-ho Poperinos and Poperoncinis! (Wow, spellcheck couldn't hate that sentence more.)
Coming up this month we are releasing another anti-pope episode, but he will be the last anti-pope we have for the rest of the year. So we are looking for topics you would like to hear about here for O...
2019-09-05 16:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostAnti-pope Laurentius is potentially one of the most successful antipopes in history, and his presence caused massive chaos and violence in Rome for over four years. Join us for a discussion of the troubles caused by the difficult King Theoderic, the pushy Apostolic Visitor Peter of Altinum,...
2019-08-29 17:18:34 +0000 UTC View Post
This month, Fry and Bry took to the kitchen to dig into the Vatican Cookbook, and try out some of the most enticing recipes! Join us for our first run of "Vatican Nailed It" and hear all sorts of anecdotes along the way.
2019-07-31 12:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs we announced before, this month there will be no antipope to review, but what we will be doing instead, is now decided!
We have obtained a copy of the acclaimed VATICAN COOKBOOK, with favourite recipes from our last modern pontiffs and the swiss guard, and we will be choosing a few...
2019-07-03 18:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Boniface's antipope, Eulalius, was the result of a sneakesneak jump election, which set the brash standard for the whole of his antipapacy. Dragging sick men out of bed, ignoring imperial orders, and pulling an Emperors-New-Groove definitely makes him our uppity-est antipope to date....
2019-06-27 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The humble and loyal deacon Ursinus was elected to the papacy at the exact same time as Pope Damasus. So much murder ensues, and some Luciferians show up!
2019-05-30 15:47:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all!
Anti-pope Ursinus is coming at you in just a few days, and we have another antipope in the timeline for June as well! But there are no anti-popes in our timeline for July, so I want to ask now if there are any requests for what you'd like to see as a bonus episode! What do you...
Finally, we have arrived at the full biography of Athanasius Contra Mundum, "Athanasius against the world"! In this episode, we discuss his early life, his many exiles, what he did during those exiles, and how the whole mad tale comes to an end
2019-04-25 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAntipope Felix II is the first antipope to actually have control of Rome, although he was also the first antipope to not declare himself Pope! This poor archdeacon was thrust in the middle of the ongoing war between the orthodox church and the Emperor, and he did not have a good time. He al...
2019-03-28 16:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostWe're about two months away from our first anniversary of the launch of our show! And since part of the time coming up to it, I (Bry) will be away in Japan, we're doing our best to get ahead.
Part of the anniversary show will be an AMA (Ask me anything), and we'd love to feature questions a...
2019-03-11 01:16:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This month, Bry and Fry have watched the Pope Francis documentary, and dig into the messages and themes, as well as our personal takeaways and the virtues of Descriptive Video.
2019-02-27 22:28:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis month, we delve into the life of one of the most important Church Fathers, and #1 fanboy, St. Cyprian of Carthage! We discuss his pre Christian life, how he handles persecution, and how he deals with various popes!
2019-01-29 18:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post