Talk:Legends surrounding the papacy

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What's the point of this page? We already have articles on Vicarius Filii Dei and Pope Joan. This just repeats information from those pages. - Efghij 04:30, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Because people kept asking to pull info on the 666 issue from Papal Tiara into an article like this, dealing generally with this topic. Others myths and legends can also be added in. FearÉIREANN 18:57, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I've most of the information on these myths to their respective articles, to prevent needless duplication. - Efghij 02:34, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Was there not some form of legend relating to at some stage, a horse was made pope?

Not that I've heard. You're probably thinking of one of the nuttier Roman Emperors (I think it was Caligula) who appointed his horse to the Senate. --Gene_poole 22:40, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

No. The two big myths concerning horses were about one Roman Emperor making his horse a senator, and Catherine the Great supposedly suffering a heart attack and dying while performing oral sex on a horse. Neither as far as I know is true.

Actually, now that I think of it, there is one allegedly true papal story concerning a horse. Apparently one very pompous pope rode through the streets of Rome in a procession on a mare. Half way through, a horse in the procession broke away and mounted the mare the pope was riding, leaving his Holiness trapped between a randy horse and the mare he was trying to have sex with. The pompous pope was made a laughing stock! FearÉIREANN 22:49, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Should the myth about John Paul II's Doctor Martens be included? The story goes that he had special white 1460s made for him and the Cardinals, but it's an urban legend. Or is that too light hearted for this page? Binkymagnus 18:17, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)

It is actually partly true. The company that makes them was the subject of a TV programme on the BBC a year or two ago. They mentioned their surprise at having a request for docs from the Vatican. It appears that HH was a big fan of them (and as an occasional wearer of them, I can understand why. They are so damned comfortable.) and wore them when walking the mountains. He didn't say if he asked for a white pair, though. FearÉIREANN 23:04, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)