Nor is she placed on the list of the Holy Pontiffs, both because of her female sex and because of the foulness of the matter. — Martin of Opava (image via Wikimedia Commons) A female pope. It's a mystery and a legend, one centuries have debated. "Ninety percent of me believes there was a Pope Joan," one writer claimed. "I would say it's the weight of evidence -- over 500 chronicles of her existence," another wrote.
A Woman to Know: Pope Joan
A Woman to Know: Pope Joan
A Woman to Know: Pope Joan
Nor is she placed on the list of the Holy Pontiffs, both because of her female sex and because of the foulness of the matter. — Martin of Opava (image via Wikimedia Commons) A female pope. It's a mystery and a legend, one centuries have debated. "Ninety percent of me believes there was a Pope Joan," one writer claimed. "I would say it's the weight of evidence -- over 500 chronicles of her existence," another wrote.