Pope John XXII (r. 1316 - 1334) was known for giving lavish feasts. His pontificate would set the tone for the what was known as the "Avignon Papacy" in France. This was a period in History where the Papal See had been moved from Rome to Avignon in what the Italian poet PETRARCH referred to as "The Babylonian Captivity."
The writer went much further to call the Papal Court a veritable "Hell on Earth" and referred to it as a "sink of iniquity" and the "cess-pool of the world."
Indeed, the Papal Court was elaborate, extravagant, lavish, and decked with wanton greed, avarice, simony, and favors given freely to royalty.
In celebrating the marriage of his grand-neice in 1324, Pope John XXII went to extremes.
According to record, the guests at the newly erected Papal Palace in Avignon would consume over 4000 loaves of bread, 8 oxen, 55 sheep, 8 pigs, 4 boars, and vast quantities of fish, chicken, partridge, rabbits, duck, and other wild game. So, too, they would consume over 300 lbs of cheese, over 3000 eggs, and nearly 450 liters of royal wine.
Many were disgusted by such a display and there were calls for the Pope to return to "simpler" ways in following a life for Christ. Unfortunately, the Popes would not be released from their "Captivity" for another 40 years. In 1377 they would leave Avignon and return back to Rome.