In this episode, we explore the tradition of contemptus mundi with a text all about how horrible it is to be a human being, On the Misery of the Human Condition, written by Pope Innocent III (when he was but Cardinal Lotario di Segni).

Today's Texts:
Lotario dei Contie di Segni [Pope Innocent III]. De miseria condicionis humane. The Latin Library, https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/innocent1.html

References:
Lothario Dei Segni [Pope Innocent III]. On the Misery of the Human Condition. Edited by Donald R. Howard, translated by Margaret Mary Dietz. Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1969. Archive.org.
Moore, John C. "Innocent III's De Miseria Humanae Conditionis: A Speculum Curiae?" The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 67, no. 4, Oct. 1981, pp. 553-564. JSTOR.

Chapters
00:00:00 : Introduction
00:17:00 : Text: from Book I of De miseria condicionis humane by Lotario di Segni
00:17:01 : Preface
00:18:05 : 1. On the Miseries of Humanity
00:20:48 : 2. On the Vileness of Our Matter
00:22:42 : 3. On the Manner of Conception
00:26:19 : 4. On the Food by which the Fetus is Nourished in the Womb
00:27:22 : 5. On the Weakness of the Infant
00:28:37 : 8. What Fruit Does a Person Produce?
00:29:43 : 9. On the Inconvenience of Old Age
00:31:58 : 12. On the Various Pursuits of Human Beings
00:34:07 : 13. On Various Anxieties
00:34:56 : 14. On the Misery of the Poor and the Rich
00:36:55 : 15. On the Misery of Servants and Masters
00:38:53 : 22. On the Proximity of Death
00:40:11 : 27. On the Various Types of Tortures
00:41:26 : Commentary
00:47:13 : Mystery Word: furcifer
00:51:35 : Outro