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178 HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

From this time forward <strong>the</strong> efforts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Papal relatives were<br />

limited to securing riches, honours, and great positions, and<br />

to becoming <strong>the</strong> equals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old noble Roman families.<br />

This weakened form <strong>of</strong> nepotism was, <strong>of</strong> course, grave enough,<br />

but it was, never<strong>the</strong>less, far less dangerous for <strong>the</strong> Church.^<br />

1 Cf. Ranke, Papste, I., 209 ; Dollinger, Kirche und Kirchen,<br />

524, 5,28 ; Felten in <strong>the</strong> Freiburger Kirchenlexikon, IX., 135,<br />

and especially Angel, 182 seq. Ancel (p. 158, n. 3) quotes <strong>the</strong><br />

opinion pronounced by Saraceni on March 7, 1561 : " Et ancho<br />

si vede aperta una strada non piu usata da dugenti anni in qua,<br />

cioe di rivedere i conti a nipoti di Papi." Cf. also <strong>the</strong> statements<br />

in <strong>the</strong> *Avvisi di Roma <strong>of</strong> June 8, 1560, and March 8, 1561,<br />

Vatican Library (see Appendix No. 7 and 18).

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