pope & antipopE culture
The Pope Culture Series is a delightfully irreverent dive into the sacred, the strange, and the spectacularly human history of the papacy. Across two companion volumes—Pope Culture and Antipope Culture—the series explores the saints, sinners, visionaries, and troublemakers who shaped centuries of Church history… sometimes from the throne, sometimes by trying to steal it.
Equal parts smart pop history and playful cultural commentary, the series unpacks real stories with humor, clarity, and a wink. For readers who love fascinating facts, dramatic timelines, and larger-than-life characters, this duology offers a uniquely entertaining tour through one of history’s most enduring institutions—and its most ambitious rivals.
From saints to scoundrels—meet all 268 popes in one holy hilarious book.
Popes have excommunicated emperors, led armies, blessed animals, and survived assassination attempts. Some were saints. Others... not so much.
Pope Culture is your all-access guide to 2,000 years of papal drama—with bite-sized bios, bizarre trivia, scandalous stories, and more than a few tiaras.
Featuring:
Mini bios of every pope
18 themed trivia lists
True stories of papal power moves, resignations, and rivalries
A glossary to decode Catholic lingo
Smart. Funny. Wildly informative. The papacy has never been more bingeable!
From rivals to rebels—meet the men who tried to steal the papacy.
Antipope Culture is your backstage pass to the wildest power grabs in church history. From medieval puppet rulers and imperial stooges to modern-day self-declared popes in Kansas, this companion to Pope Culture brings you the fake popes, failed popes, and holy chaos you never learned about in school.
Featuring:
Mini bios of every officially recognized antipope
Timeline of the Western Schism (yes, there were three popes at once)
Wild trivia about the emperors, mobs, and heretics behind the chaos
A glossary to help you survive the schism
Sharp. Strange. Hilariously informative. The papacy’s understudies are finally getting their curtain call.
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