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Murdered popes. John VIII (872–882), poisoned and then clubbed to death [10] Stephen VI (896–897), strangled [11] Leo V (903), allegedly strangled [12] John X (914–928), allegedly smothered with a pillow [13] John XII (955–964), allegedly murdered by the jealous husband of the woman with whom he was in bed [14]
Pasquale Rastelli, hanged and quartered in Amelia (May 20, 1806), convicted of robbery and murder. Tommaso Rotiliesi, hanged at the Ponte Sant'Angelo, (June 9, 1806), convicted for slightly wounding a French officer. Bernardino Salvati, hanged in Rieti (July 12, 1806), convicted of the murder of one of his companions.
The Bad Popes is a 1969 book by E. R. Chamberlin that documents the lives of eight of the most controversial popes (papal years in parentheses): Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife. Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who ...
In March 1997, Martin claimed on Radio Liberty's Steel on Steel, that two popes were murdered during the 20th century: Pope Pius XI was allegedly murdered by Benito Mussolini, because of his 1931 encyclical, Non abbiamo bisogno, which was critical of the Italian Fascist state.
Albino Luciani approximately at the age of 10, c.1922–23. Albino Luciani was born on 17 October 1912 in Forno di Canale (now Canale d'Agordo) in Belluno, a province of the Veneto region in Northern Italy. He was the son of Giovanni Luciani (c. 1872–1952), a bricklayer, and Bortola Tancon (c. 1879–1947).
Pope Clement V. Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Guoth and de Goth), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and ...
Yallop specifically summarized his conspiracy theory in his 1984 book: Three archbishops—Marcinkus, Villot and Cody—conspired with three Mafia types—Calvi, Sindona and Gelli—in the murder of John Paul I. "It was clear that these six men—Marcinkus, Villot, Cody, Calvi, Sindona and Gelli—had a great deal to fear if the papacy of John ...
Mehmet Ali Ağca. The location of the shooting, marked by a stone tablet, in St. Peter's Square. On 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck twice and suffered severe blood loss.