Cant the Pope resign?

[Adam Smith]

Originally posted by VetLegion


funny thing I heard about that chair - supposedy it has a hole on a strategic spot so you can see pope's strategic parts. this was created because once a woman tried to infiltrate the position.

I wonder if this is true

Such a chair exists, though it is not the ceremonial throne. It has been used in the past, immediately after the election of a new pope, but it has not been used in a couple of centuries. I don't know that its use arose from any specific instance of attempted "infiltration" or just as a general "precaution".