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To: metmom
Especially during the reign of Alexander VI, they were suspected of many crimes, including adultery, simony, theft, bribery[citation needed] and murder (especially murder by arsenic poisoning)

but thank God they weren't heretics. :p

21 posted on 02/23/2014 7:47:47 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL
Simony (pron. [ˈsaɪ.mə.ni] or [ˈsɪ.mə.ni]) is the act of selling church offices and roles.
22 posted on 02/23/2014 7:48:54 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL

Hey, good (or bad) works don’t matter, if the Borgias accepted Christ as Savior that is all that matters. ;-)


23 posted on 02/23/2014 8:28:44 PM PST by informavoracious (Open your eyes, people!)
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