Female Pope!

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I wonder why Sega/TW even put that trait in the game.

The question ought to be: why wouldn't they?

 

[Aramazd]

The question ought to be: why wouldn't they?

Because female popes weren't real? But, IMO, it's a funny trait, and it should be kept.

 

[Maniacal]

Well I bet woman impersonated priests, it just happens that in the game they can become pope.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Legend says that at later stages they did actually check the manhood of the new pope.

They constructed a sort of seat (sedia stercoraria) with a hole in it. The new elected pope had to sit on it without underwear, after which the cardinals could check the sex of the pope, proclaiming: "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" (use your imagination on the translation).

Ha! It says "he has balls, and they hang very well." Oh I love Latin.

 

[Milarqui]

Legend says that at later stages they did actually check the manhood of the new pope.

They constructed a sort of seat (sedia stercoraria) with a hole in it. The new elected pope had to sit on it without underwear, after which the cardinals could check the sex of the pope, proclaiming: "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" (use your imagination on the translation).

that legend is just that, a legend. in reality, that seat was used as a sort-of WC for the pope so that he didn't have to leave whenever he needed to satisfy his physiological needs. I think that people were even honoured to meet the pope as he was sitting down in the sedia stercoraria.

 

[Justin Somnios]

Pope Joan is an "Urban" legend. TCA has a god sense of humor though, one of the reasons Total War is fun. I love those loony General speeches.