There never was a 'Pope Joan.' It was all a tale.
There was never a female pope named Joan. It is a myth. There has never been a female pope.
There is a legend of a Pope Joan but it is a false story. It never happened.
There never was a Pope Joan. It is a myth.
Pope Joan is a documented historical fraud, a movie done on it in the seventies was not even faithful to the legend. It is really dragging the sainted name of Joan down to the ecclesiastical dump. some people even confuse the fictional female (Pope) with the Girl Knight, as some folks honestly confuse female minister Aimee Semple Mcpherson (who did puill a disappearing stunt in the twenties) with ever-evasive Aviatrix Amelia Earhart. As far as known the two women never even met! similar names and gender-bending roles. Pope Joan, however, unlike Joan of Arc (Never was) a real person.AnswerShe never had kids. i don't think anyone ever found out that she was a women.There never was a Pope Joan. It is a myth. She never existed.
Pope Joan - novel - was created in 1996.
Pope Joan is a fictional character who never existed.
No, there has never been a Pope Joan. That is just a legend.
The best answer here is "maybe" there has been one female pope. Impossible to prove or disprove.The tales about a Pope Joan are pure fiction. It never happened.Catholic AnswerExactly none, the Pope is always the Bishop of Rome (other than a short period in France) and only a male Catholic can be a Bishop.
Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc in 1920.
Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan in May of 1920.
She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
No. Because clearly they can e.g. Benazir Bhutto, Margaret Thatcher, Boadicea, Joan of Arc etc.