And beyond those thirty nine, one has to wonder how many had girlfriends, boyfriends, illegitimate kids; how many became popes due to politics, how many were given the office because of family ties and how many bought the title...And it's a matter of history that those were common occurrences...
One of the lies they tell is that there is a complete line of apostolic succession right down to the current pope...
The fact is, many names were added (a few right after Peter) where there was no indication of anyone having the office of pope...
Some of these fictitious popes were added later in history to fill the gaps with no historical record of their existence...
When the truth conflicts with the propaganda, print the propaganda.