# Does the papacy really use  a Silver Hammer to make sure the Pope is dead?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-papacy-really-use-a-silver-hammer-to-make-sure-the-pope-is-dead/132737 "2002-10-17T21:58:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-papacy-really-use-a-silver-hammer-to-make-sure-the-pope-is-dead/132737/41 "2005-02-05T17:04:19Z")

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Maxwell’s Silver Hammer revealed!!

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