Was there a Pope Joan?

[Steve_Larson]

Is there any validity to the this movie coming out on a woman “Pope Joan” who gave birth, and ruled for two years? If we can trace the history of the Papacy back to St Peter, I hope we will be able to confirm this to be false. There is also a rumor that, as a result of Pope Joan, for many years the chairs used during papal consecrations had holes in their seats, so that an official check of the pope’s gender could be performed?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

The following link should assist you in better understanding the truth behind the legend of “Pope Joan”. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
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