[The list below, is just compiled for the sake of information & doesn't intend to make any comment on Christianity or Papacy, both of which I hold in regard.]
Vatican Facts :-
1. The St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican where the Pope is famous for making public appearances, isn't the official seat of the Pope. The Basilica of St. John Lateran, located across town in San Giovanni Piazza, is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope, as the Bishop of Rome.
2. The St. Peter's Basilica isn't the largest basilica either, though it was when it was built. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, in Ivory Coast, built in & closely modeled on St. Peter's is.
3. Medieval times have seen Anti-Popes, cardinals who contested the position and seat of the presiding Pope & whose claims were widely recognised.
4. Wikipedia also lists a handful Sexually-active Popes. While St. Peter, the 1st Pope, was known to be married, its ironic that Pope Innocent VIII had several illegitimate children, so did Pope Pius IV.
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