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 | | During this period, the popes were under the influence of corrupt women (though not necessarily prostitutes), especially Theodora and her daughter, Marozia. |
 | | Pope John XII turned St. John Lateran into a brothel and was accused of adultery, fornication, and incest. |
 | | Pope Alexander VI kept many mistresses, and prostitutes were called to dance naked before the assembly, after which prizes were offered to those men who, in the opinion of the spectators, managed to copulate with the greatest number of prostitutes. |
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