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Papal Bull Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/21/2018
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the above coordinates, but it is a good place to pray for divine illumination.

Recently, while caching with Parkerplus, we passed by a Roman Catholic church and our conversation turned to who our favorite popes were.

  “As a young lad,” Parkerplus began, “I always marveled at the pope known as St. Marcellinus.  He reigned for almost six years, but he was a bold thinker.  Armenia became the first Christian country because of him.  Years later, I studied Pope Felix III.  He ruled for almost nine years and was the great-great-grandfather of another pope. Popes were allowed to marry in those days.  But in recent years, I have studied Pope John X. There was a lot a scandal and intrigue during his tenure, culminated by his being thrown into a dungeon.  Rumor had it that he was smothered to death by an enemy.”

  I looked startled but impressed.  “Well, since I attended a Catholic university, I studied the succession of popes for a theology class.  I was impressed with Pope Adrian I.  He reigned for almost twenty-four years, which was impressive for those days.  He convened the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.  But as a sideline, I had a special place in my heart for Pope Hilarius, a Greek.  I just thought the name was funny.  And then I felt sorry Pope Damasus II, a German.  He had one of the shortest tenures as pope, only twenty-four days.  There was some rumor that he may have been poisoned, but more rational sources conclude that he died of malaria.

  In honor of this conversation, I placed a cache in a fitting location.  From the conversation above, you should be able to figure out where the cache is hidden.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Fg. Crgre jnf gur svefg. Pnpur: Svaq gur jver ybbc, cenl gura chyy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)