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21 " The accepted version of his life story provides the world with something it apparently needs: the perfect example of papal decadence. "
― G.J. Meyer , The Borgias: The Hidden History
22 " Upon bullying and bribing his way to the throne at last, this towering but evil-tempered man, a great hater as well as a great patron of Michelangelo, made it one of his purposes to blacken the Borgia name. He had former associates of the Borgias tortured in the quest for blacking material. Though the results must have disappointed him keenly-employment by the Borgias turned out to be no guarantee that one had witnessed unspeakable things-the supply of gossip grew steadily all the same, at a pace that accelerated over time. "
23 " The dark legend of the Borgias, having taken root in Italy, found a wider audience when religious reformers went forth in search of evidence not just that non-Italian popes were a bad idea but that the papacy was an evil institution, illegitimate, and inherently corrupt. "
24 " responsibilities but to securing the "
― G.J. Meyer , The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty