What is the nature of the theory for Pope Joan and the evidence that substantiates it?

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                          Two films, each called Pope Joan [one in 1972](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069110/)  and [one in 2009](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458455/)  repeat an old legend about a female Pope.  What is the nature of this theory, and is there anything to substantiate it?
                        

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Oct 3, 2013, 05:02 PM
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What is the nature of the theory for Pope Joan and the evidence that substantiates it?

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