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Pope Urban VIII

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (April 5, 1568-July 29, 1644)
    Born in Florence, Italy
    Birth name was Maffeo Barberini
    235th Pope of the Catholic Church (1623-1644)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was born into a wealthy family.
    Rather than give some of his wealth to the poor, he vainly bought himself a palace in Rome.
    He accepted the papacy for its temporal rather than spiritual powers.
    He was vain and arrogant.
    He used his position to massively enrich his family, the last pope to do so.
    He practiced nepotism on a grand scale, so much so that there were whispers of him creating a dynasty for his family.
    He had a law degree.
    He was the last pope to expand papal territory through force.
    His war against the Duke of Parma for the district of Castro was a colossal failure.
    In the wake of his death, the people rose up and destroyed statues of him.
    He left the Papal States in enormous debt from his warmongering.
    He forced Galileo to recant his scientific theories and locked him under house arrest. This was after he initially encouraged him in his scientific pursuits.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was well-dressed.
    He was a patron of the arts.
    He banned slavery in South American mission communities.
    He threatened to excommunicate anyone who used tobacco in holy places.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 214 Votes: 48.13% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 135 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 104 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying