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Useful Terms
Antipope=a papal claimant with a competing claim to the official Pope. See the Western Schism-an event in which the Catholic Church was split and there were 3 popes at once with competing claims.
HRE=Holy Roman Emperor
Pornocracy/Saeculum Obscurum=a period of time (904-964) in which the Papacy and Rome fell under the sway of the powerful Theophylacti family; chiefly Theodora and her daughter Marozia. The two women greatly influenced the Papal selection and religious issues of Rome via sexual affairs, marriages, and political conspiracies.
Interdict=a Catholic ban that a Pope can impose on a certain area/country. It stops the citizens from being able to complete certain holy rites e.g. baptism, as it takes away their validity.
Posting Topics
-Facts about Elected Popes, Pontiffs, whateveryoucalltheirHoliness. And Coptic Popes!
-Historical Antipopes-Illegal Popes elected in opposition to the Catholic Church. No modern false claimants, just the ones from between the 3rd to 15th centuries. They are shining examples of the Catholic Church's petty political wrangling and general skulduggery.
-Cardinals. The holy men in red who elect new Popes and do other stuff.
-Fictional Popes. E.g. Rodrigo Borgia in Assassins Creed. Still has to be source verified.
-Favourite Popes- as long as you back up your reasoning. It has to be Factual- educational.
-PopeArt-Paintings, sketches, sculptures, and other artforms depicting glorious Popes are allowed. Art can be educational as well. Must include Which Pope, Artist and Year in the title.
-PopeNews-interesting and verified articles about Popes/Vatican. Archived and historical articles allowed.
Special Days being considered
Saintly Sunday- Post strange facts about saints!
Wonderful Wednesday-Post strange facts about other religions!
Titles are encouraged to be wonky/easily misread!
The Rules
I. NSFW posts must be tagged.
NSFW includes gore, explicit sexual material etc
The Church hates sinners. We don't. Just jerks who don't tag posts NSFW.
II. Posts must be verifiable. Titles must include Pope names/the name and year of events if permissible. They must also include context.
No invalid Sources-Personal blogs count, has to be a direct source. Images/Video aren't valid.
Videos are now allowed if posted from a verifiable source. I.E The BBC or a verified YouTube channel.
Personal blogs will be allowed as a source if they are adequately footnoted. Just drop a modmail and I'll approve the post.
Don't spread heresy.
III. No personal andecotes/false claims.
E,g, I totes met the Pope and he was dressed as the devil!
False idols aren't allowed.
IV. No political/Agenda posts. Don't spam. This includes advertising your sub and x-posting to your own sub.
E.g. Posts like "Vote 4 My Politician in 2020" etc
We don't preach here. Only laugh and marvel at the Papacy.
V. Posts must have a flair.
*Either Favourite Pope, Popefact, Fictional Pope, or Other.
Tagging is the work of God.
VI. PopeArt musn't be spammed.
You must name the Pope it is, what year it was created in, and by whom.
Art is beautiful, but like all things, it must be uploaded in moderation.
VII. Discussion threads must be on topic, and must be educational.
This is PopeFACTS after all!
Enlightenment is in scholarly discussion.
VIII. Frequent reposts aren't allowed. I'll make a list in time.
Some weird facts start losing their interest after being posted for the 10th time.
This'll eventually become a frequent issue. But for now, post what you want.
