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PONTIFACTS

A light hearted, only slightly blasphemous papal history podcast, ranking the Popes from Peter to Francis

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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66. Gregory I (The Great)

66. Gregory I (The Great)

Pope Gregory I, the second pope to earn “the Great” epithet, and like our first Great Pope Leo, he had a prolific career... Read more

16 Dec 2019

2hr 18mins

Ranked #2

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3. Peter

3. Peter

Our first Pope, St. Peter, is the rock on which the Catholic Church was built – but was this a wise decision? In this ep... Read more

28 May 2018

1hr 1min

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Ranked #3

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61. Vigilius

61. Vigilius

Buckle in for a wild ride.

21 Oct 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #4

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47. Leo I (The Great)

47. Leo I (The Great)

Pope Leo I is one of only two popes to officially earn "the Great" epithet, and is by far the most significant church le... Read more

24 Jun 2019

2hr 2mins

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Ranked #5

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19. Urban I

19. Urban I

Pope Urban sat on the papal throne, and all he got was the t-shirt... or some accounts would have you believe! But is th... Read more

8 Oct 2018

45mins

Ranked #6

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38. Liberius

38. Liberius

Pope Liberius would rather die than deny his faith or condemn Athanasius. He tells us so at least twice. But Emperor Con... Read more

25 Mar 2019

1hr 9mins

Ranked #7

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49. Simplicius

49. Simplicius

Pope Simpl*cius, besides providing excellent inspiration for 00's pop bands, was pope through a series of major turning ... Read more

15 Jul 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #8

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37. Julius I

37. Julius I

Pope Julius I, the "Defender of Orthodoxy", assumed the papacy while Eusebius of Nicomedia was still stirring an Arian f... Read more

18 Mar 2019

59mins

Ranked #9

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44. Boniface I

44. Boniface I

Ol'Bonny came into the papacy right in the middle of the deep clerical divides caused by Pope Zosimus - which is how you... Read more

3 Jun 2019

55mins

Ranked #10

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2. Look How Big My Hat Is!

2. Look How Big My Hat Is!

What is a Pope? What does a Pope do? What is an average day for a Pope? These questions answered, and more, in the secon... Read more

24 May 2018

26mins

Ranked #11

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50. Felix III

50. Felix III

Our first "medieval" pope entered the papacy between a steady western kingdom, a chaotic eastern empire, and a sorely pe... Read more

22 Jul 2019

35mins

Ranked #12

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30. Caius

30. Caius

Pope Caius the Dalmatian was somehow related to one of the most important emperors in Roman history, and also maybe a sa... Read more

21 Jan 2019

51mins

Ranked #13

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67. Sabinian

67. Sabinian

Pope Sabinian is the anti-Gregory, in every possible way. He had a bad time in Constantinople, and then a worse time in ... Read more

6 Jan 2020

28mins

Ranked #14

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57. Boniface II

57. Boniface II

Pope Boniface is the pope who was never supposed to be, and is only accepted on a technicality. In his episode, we discu... Read more

16 Sep 2019

31mins

Ranked #15

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34. Militiades

34. Militiades

Militiades is our second African Pope, and held the papacy during a massive shift of Christendom in the empire that no o... Read more

18 Feb 2019

53mins

Ranked #16

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1. On This Rock, I Will Build My Podcast

1. On This Rock, I Will Build My Podcast

Welcome to Pontifacts; ranking all the Popes from Peter to Francis! In this light-hearted, only slightly blasphemous pod... Read more

21 May 2018

35mins

Ranked #17

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23. Cornelius

23. Cornelius

Pope Cornelius assumed the papacy in the midst of an extremely violent persecution, after the longest period of no-pope-... Read more

12 Nov 2018

54mins

Ranked #18

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Council Episode: The Council of Chalcedon

Council Episode: The Council of Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon in 451, is one of the church's most formative, important, and controversial ecumenical councils... Read more

1 Jul 2019

50mins

Ranked #19

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39. Damasus

39. Damasus

Pope Damasus is certainly a giant of the early church. He ensured a lasting legacy by vigorously asserting papal primacy... Read more

1 Apr 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #20

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60. Silverius

60. Silverius

 Pope Silverius, son of Pope Hormisdas assumed the papacy in a very unconventional way - and it's not nepotism! In his e... Read more

7 Oct 2019

49mins

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