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The Roman Church, according to legend, stipulated that anyone elected Pope should prove that his genitalia were intact. To this end a special chair was fashioned that had a horseshoe-shaped seat. The Pope to be would sit on the seat and the cardinals would pass by, checking the papal procession and proclaiming: ‘testiculos habet et bene pendentes’. A loose translation being: ‘testicles he has and well-hung ones’.
It is unclear when the custom first begun. The reason for its initiation is that according to the Law of Moses eunuchs could not enter into the sanctuary. Leviticus considered castrated animals and humans as unworthy of the sacrifice, both in a literal and a religious sense.
Richard Riddle
New Barnet, UK
Behold. The High Seat of Papal Gentalial Display!
FREAKY
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I just LOVE history!
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History is so entertaining.
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More than the Vienna Boys' Choir could Handle.
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*blinks*
AHAHAHAHHAHA!
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More evidence that the human race is insane.
I mean, seriously--we're all out here just *flailing* without a guideline of any kind (and those we do have are open to the interpretation of any passing clown)
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We're all just making it up as we go.
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"Be Excellent to Each Other."
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< sarcasm >
(But hey, there's nothing patriarchal about the Church! Man, wotta bunch of whiny feminazis complaining about so-called anthrocentric and gynophobic churches. Bah-- humbug!)</ sarcasm >
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(gives up and just blinks in astonishment, too amazed to even shake head at it all)
We really are the strangest creatures on this planet, aren't we?
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Anyway, ‘Testiculos habet et bene pendentes.' would look awesome on a T-shirt!