The Vatican's Naughty Library

The Vatican's Naughty Library

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The Real Pied Piper

What happened to the 130 children that went missing from the town of Hamlein, Lower Saxony on 26th June, 1284? According to legend, a vindictive ‘Pied Piper’ took revenge after the town had failed to stump up for his magical pest control services. But numerous sources corroborate ...  Show more

Introducing... The Fork

The fork had only recently received Royal approval in Britain when it was gifted to the Governor of Massachusetts, John Winthrop, on 25th June, 1633. It took centuries for Americans to feel comfortable with this new way of eating, but in Italy it was already gaining ground, as En ...  Show more

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November 28, 1520: The Articles of Antichrist [Rebroadcast]
Luther: In Real Time

If Martin Luther is right about the Bible's message of salvation, then the Roman Catholic Church must reform itself--radically. Today, the monk's books are being burned in the streets, but this only drives Luther to write more boldly in defense of the gospel. A donor-supported ou ...  Show more

Forbidden Books
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

What makes a book bad? Does it have to be nonsensical? Heretical? Libellous? Sexy?


Well for 500 years, a panel from the Roman Catholic Church attempted to grapple with this distinction.


Today Betwixt the Sheets, we find out what this collection of people de ...

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November 28, 1520: The Articles of Antichrist
Luther: In Real Time

If Martin Luther is right about the Bible's message of salvation, then the Roman Catholic Church must reform itself--radically. Today, the monk's books are being burned in the streets, but this only drives Luther to write more boldly in defense of the gospel. A donor-supported ou ...  Show more

1052: Vatican Scandal Exposed: Did Cardinal have a Secret Sex Book? [Podcast]
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Argentine insiders have discovered and made public a hidden away 1998 book containing graphic and gravely immoral chapters by Victor Manuel Cardinal Fernández – the Pope’s ghost writer and author of the recent Vatican document encouraging the blessing of same sex couples. Get the ...  Show more