The Pope Who Drank the Blood of Children

There is a pope buried in Saint Peter's whose bronze tomb shows him raising his hand in blessing, and the story attached to him is about as far from a blessing as you can get. His name was Pope Innocent VIII, though almost nobody who knew him thought the name fit. He sold church offices by the dozen, took a Turkish sultan's money to jail a prince, and died in a way that people have been whispering about for five hundred years. I spent a long time trying to separate what actually happened from what got invented later. What I found surprised me. If you’d like to support the channel, you can become a Patreon member here:   / eternalmysteries   You can also support the channel by becoming a YouTube member here:    / @theeternalmysteries   Timestamps: 0:00 Deathbed Legend 18:51 Election & the Business of the Papacy 26:00 Corruption, Nepotism & the Cybo Family 49:10 Witch Hunts & the Wider Legacy of His Reign 1:03:05 Diplomacy, War & Rule Beyond Rome 1:24:08 Decline & Illness 1:47:56 Death, Burial & Historical Judgment