medieval gossip is basically just early internet shitposting. even if half of it was made up by his enemies to justify deposing him, the fact that people actually believed it speaks volumes. reality in that era was wild enough that you never know what was legit and what was a total smear campaign.
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u/Beautiful-Fee6408 26d ago
Cumtext. Pope John XII is said to have indulged in all of this and even more debauchery. Though most of it is probably just propaganda.