Holy Hell

The Pope has a huge amount of duty as the leader of the Catholic Church. Alexander VI let off steam at lavish orgies and beat up his enemies as a way of coping with these intense stresses. Additionally, he had at least six illegitimate offspring with other women.

The future pope, who was born Rodrigo Borgia into a poor Spanish family, was able to connive, steal, and bribe his way into the Vatican. When he passed away in 1503, the word "Borgia" had come to stand for immorality and depravity.

Later, Julius II famously declared, "I will not live in the same apartments as the Borgias," because to his reputation for excess and depravity. He profaned the Holy Church like no other has before.