Scriptor Ecclesiae
Stephanie Dalquist, Sam Kendig, Alejandro Sedeno
The little boy is Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1689), also known as Blessed Innocent XI, elected to the papacy on 21 September 1676, after initially being rejected as a candidate for the position by pressure of the French government. This isn't spectacularly important to the puzzle, but it's in the attempt to be consistent.
Boniface VI | 16 days | April 897 | put to death by successor? | twice charged with deprivation of orders |
Agapetus I | 1 yr | 535-536 | First, burnt anathema | Ordered new immorality trial for thieving bishop |
Innocent VII | 2 yrs | 1404-1406 | indebted to the king of Naples | fled Viterbo after murders of nephew |
Nicholas IV | 4 yrs 3 mos | 1288-1292 | elected after delay of febbre e timore | first of his order |
Boniface V | 5 yrs 11 mos | 619-625 | concerned for the future of the Church in England | forbade acolytes from translating the relics of martyrs |
Paul II | 6 yrs 11 mos | 1464-1471 | The direction di Venezia | Businessman and nephew of a pope |
Nicholas V | 8 yrs + a few weeks | 1447-1455 | arte e letteratura | periodi della peste - ha fuggito Roma |
John III | 13 years | 561-574 | fought the Lombard with l'eunuco del guerriero | finished Philip and James |
Clement VIII | 14 years | 1592-1605 | trattato fra la Francia e la Savoia | forbade Christians to read il Talmud |
Martin V | 16 years | 1417-1431 | Foundations of la rinascita di Roma - hiring Tuscans to rebuild Roma | Confirmed decrees of council on reform |
Calling that number reveals an answering machine message that gives the answer.
Fixed in 2010 by the archivists of Beginner's Luck. Rows 4-6 in the table had swapped dates and length of service.