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TIL that Pope Benedict IX became pope at 20 (though some claim he was as young as 11). He was accused of sodomy, bestiality, and hosting orgies, sold the papacy, and held the office three separate times.

https://gwern.net/doc/rotten.com/library/bio/religion/popes/benedict-ix/index.html
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