18. Jon and I used to be colleagues at the National Post & I couldn't help but notice that how much staff consisted of a few families.
@AngryFoodie2015 My memory is hazy but it was during time of Bogrias. Maybe I'm misremembering Innocent VIII story.
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@HeerJeet I studied a lot of Middle ages Catholic history, and I knew there were attempts to make it hereditary. But Conclave had final sayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I believe you’re thinking of Alexander VI—his son, Cesare Borgia, was made a cardinal upon his election to papacy@AngryFoodie2015 -
@nitpickette01 Right. Innocent VIII was well known for patronage of illegit kids too. Renaissance popes were scandalous.
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