DYK #PopeSixtusV decreed in 1587 every #ejaculation had to happen in a #vagina & its #semen had to be fertile? No #castrati/#sterile men could marry. #PiusXII confirmed this in 1943, refusing to allow men #sterilized by the #Nazis to marry. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex

DYK #PopeSixtusV decreed in 1587 that every #ejaculation had to happen in a #vagina & its #semen had to be fertile? No #castrati/#sterile men could marry. #PiusXII confirmed this in 1943, refusing to allow men #sterilized by the #Nazis to marry. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex

DYK #PopeSixtusV decreed in 1587 every #ejaculation had to happen in a vagina & its semen had to be fertile? No #castrati/#sterile men could marry. #PiusXII enforced this in 1943 refusing to allow men sterilized by #Nazis to marry. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex

When Mary learned of her fate, she immediately wrote to #PopeSixtusV requesting he intervene to save her life. Mary professed her allegiance to the Catholic faith and commended her soul to God. She never heard back from the Pope. Her letters today are held in the #VaticanArchives. 4/5

do hashtags work on here? #maryqueenofscots #marystuart #popesixtusv #elizabethI #tudors