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The Scandalous Life of Pope John XII
The annals of history are filled with tales of betrayal, moral depravity, and corruption, but few stories resonate as disturbingly as that of Pope John XII, the 130th pope. Only eighteen years old when he ascended to one of the most powerful positions in the world, John XII’s reign from 955 to 963 was marked not by piety and virtue but by outrageous debauchery and ruthless ambition.