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catholicism - Were the medieval popes examined on a toilet-lid-like chair to establish their masculinity? - Christianity Stack Exchange
Is it true that medieval popes had to sit on a chair with a hole in the seat, whilst cardinals looked or felt to check his masculinity? - Quora
![Justin Carroll on Twitter: "The Resurrection, sculpture by Pericle Fazzini (1965). It towers behind the Pope's chair at the Hall of Pontifical Audiences in Vatican City. Overwhelming, powerful, ominous. https://t.co/abjagTXs2N" / Twitter Justin Carroll on Twitter: "The Resurrection, sculpture by Pericle Fazzini (1965). It towers behind the Pope's chair at the Hall of Pontifical Audiences in Vatican City. Overwhelming, powerful, ominous. https://t.co/abjagTXs2N" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8T2rrWVUAEETF7.jpg)