Some versions of the legend suggest that subsequent popes were subjected to an examination whereby, having sat on a so-called sedia stercoraria or ‘dung chair’ containing a hole, a cardinal had to reach up and establish that the new pope had testicles before announcing “Duos habet et bene pendentes” (“He has two and they dangle nicely”),[17] or “habet” (“he has them”) for short.[18]
Hold on. I want to know more about the chair.
Do a search for ‘sedes (or sedia) stercoraria’ and/or ‘Pope Joan’.
spoiler
It may or might not be just a myth.
It’s a legend, but a fun one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan#Legends
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