Pope Joan: Subversive! Controversial! And, uh, not real

Ignatius Insight ^ | June 26, 2009 | Carl Olson

[SevenofNine]

Don’t tell me Pope have bring out IMP he might be sleeping right now you have wake him up

BRING OUT THE IMP NOWWWW

[SunkenCiv]

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[RikaStrom]

It wouldn't surprise me if ABC or the History Channel had a special about how Pope Joan was both a Knights Templar and Gnostic who was a direct descendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene who also happened to pass along the sacred truths and secrets of ancient witchcraft, the pyramids of Egypt, and Tri-Lateral Commission—and who invented electricity, women's suffrage, and the Internet.

I can actually see the History Channel doing just this very thing.

[SunkenCiv]

all of 'em (I think):

• Jeopardy Question Last Night: "Who is Pope Joan?"
• Pope Joan (Diane Sawyer looks at female pope)
• ABC Pushes Anti-Catholic "Pope Joan" Tale
• ABC-TV Discovers "Pope Joan"
• ABC's Bogus "Pope Joan" Story Also Hocked Debunked "Rule of Thumb" Myth
• The Fable of "Pope Joan" [Debunks Diane Sawyer on ABC]
• The lady was a pope
• Movie About "Pope Joan" Set for Release
• Pout Like A Pope, Baby! [Catholic Caucus]
• A Nope for Pope
• Pope Joan film sparks Roman Catholic Church row
• Mystery of the pregnant pope: New film reopens one of the Vatican's most enduring wounds
• When Will Pope Joan -- AKA the Lady-Pope Biopic -- Come to the U.S.?
• A Primer on the Persistent Myth of "Pope Joan"
• Is it Saint Swithin's Day Already?

some vaguely related ones:

• Bishop Richard Glenn Lennon Appointed to Cleveland -- When you pile that on top of his lack of response when I complained about things like the Pope Joan myth being promoted by a cabinet secretary...
• New Series: Champions Of Faith - Nancy Pelosi, Roman Catholic -- Not unlike one of her heroines, the legendary Pope Joan of the 8th Century, Nancy has not been afraid to castigate errant Catholic priests and bishops who had forbidden pro abortion Democratic candidates to partake of the Catholic Eucharist. During the 2004 presidential campaign, she ordered the Catholic clergy not to withhold Holy Communion from candidates who were pro sodomite or pro abortion.
• Aliens visiting the Vatican: UFO Landing site filmed

[HushTX]

I am a fan of legends and folklore, especially period literature related to the history of the Church. In fact, I really enjoyed reading a few books I found on “Pope Joan.”

But I also enjoyed reading books on Robin Hood and King Arthur.

Taken as metaphor and acknowledged as a legend, the stories about “Pope Joan” give great insight into the time from which these stories arose. The problem, I fear, is that Unholywood is going to try to frame this as fact, and idiots out there are going to start believing it.

[NYer]

The problem, I fear, is that Unholywood is going to try to frame this as fact, and idiots out there are going to start believing it.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying folklore and legends but as you aptly pointed out, there are those who, for whatever reason, begin to absorb these tales and start to believe them. I have never understood the great desire to have a King and Queen and distinctly recall how the election of John F. Kennedy inspired some Americans to view it as our "Camelot". Fantasy is fine but we live in a world of reality. We saw, in the last presidential election, where fantasy can lead.

Thanks for the post and ping!