BAd popes are in your lineage.
He is an historical figure and his life is well researched. I do not judge his eternal damnation, but I can judge his acts. You should do the same.
Good advice.
Ironic how Catholics rail against Luther for being married with this as an example of their leadership.
Hey, annalex, Benedict IX is your boy.....
Top 10 Worst Popes in History
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Pope Benedict IX
Council of Constance, Condemnation of Errors, against Wycliffe [ Condemned articles of John Wyclif]: 8. If a pope is foreknown as damned and is evil, and is therefore a limb of the devil, he does not have authority over the faithful given to him by anyone, except perhaps by the emperor. .
[Condemned articles of J. Hus]: 20. If the pope is wicked, and especially if he is foreknown to damnation, then he is a devil like Judas the apostle, a thief and a son of perdition and is not the head of the holy church militant since he is not even a member of it. Council of Constance, Condemnation of Errors, against Wycliffe