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The pope's 'ugly' chair row is pathetic: what matters is what he says, not where he sits | Jonathan Jones | The Guardian
![Justin Carroll on Twitter: "The Resurrection, sculpture by Pericle Fazzini (1965). It towers behind the Pope's chair at the Hall of Pontifical Audiences in Vatican City. Overwhelming, powerful, ominous. https://t.co/abjagTXs2N" / Twitter Justin Carroll on Twitter: "The Resurrection, sculpture by Pericle Fazzini (1965). It towers behind the Pope's chair at the Hall of Pontifical Audiences in Vatican City. Overwhelming, powerful, ominous. https://t.co/abjagTXs2N" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8T2rrWVUAEETF7.jpg)
Justin Carroll on Twitter: "The Resurrection, sculpture by Pericle Fazzini (1965). It towers behind the Pope's chair at the Hall of Pontifical Audiences in Vatican City. Overwhelming, powerful, ominous. https://t.co/abjagTXs2N" / Twitter
Is it true that medieval popes had to sit on a chair with a hole in the seat, whilst cardinals looked or felt to check his masculinity? - Quora
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A Chair for Pope Francis: A Collection of Designs for the Papal Sanctuary and Charrette: Andrasik, Patricia: 9781329701199: Amazon.com: Books
Is it true that medieval popes had to sit on a chair with a hole in the seat, whilst cardinals looked or felt to check his masculinity? - Quora
![Pope Francis Visit to Catholic University in Washington, DC, 2015 – Pope Francis seated in the chair designed by CUA students. Pope Francis Visit to Catholic University in Washington, DC, 2015 – Pope Francis seated in the chair designed by CUA students.](https://popeindc.cua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/01-aa-Pope-visit-Walker-014.jpg%3F4bcafa)