15 Most Bizarre Articles Hiding On Wikipedia
9. List Of Sexually Active Popes
Other than seeking out the odd corners of Wikipedia, it's hard to imagine how you would find yourself on a page like List of Sexually Active Popes. Were you Googling "Pope sex lives"? Did you, God forbid, actually type in the exact title? Is there someone out there writing their senior thesis on this?
First, the article discusses the history of celibacy in the Catholic Church and the fact that it was optional for a time. It's thought that even Saint Peter himself had a wife, and it wasn't until the Second Lateran Council that celibacy became a requirement. That's some useful history that deserves to be on Wikipedia, but then it goes on to popes that were sexually active before joining the clergy. Wait, is that really important information that someone would need?
A lot of the post actually talks about popes who had illegitimate children, or popes who were accused of being intimate while serving, but the title makes it sound like there's some sort of Wikipedia police spying on these guys and keeping track of exactly how much sex they're having.