Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
Vox in Rama the cult's participants. Vox in Rama Vox in Rama () is a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory IX in either 1232, 1233 or 1234 condemning a German heresy known as "Luciferian", a form of devil worship. The bull was issued to King Henry, son of Emperor Frederick II, in June 1233 and subsequently to Archbishop Siegfried III of Mainz demanding they use all efforts to stop the practice. The 13th century was a time of great superstition and saw the start of the "demonisation of heretics" by the Church, attributing their lack of belief in the Catholic faith to