| The new film deals with the infamous Borgia family which produced no less than two saintly Popes in Italy during the 14th and 15th century. |
| In short these decretals carried the papal theocracy far beyond any claims made up to that time by the Popes themselves. |
| Popes ceased to be temporal princes and concentrated on spiritual matters. |
| The further pretensions of the Popes to the vicariate of the Empire during interregna the Germans never admitted. |
| All of the Popes, five in number, of the latter part of Morgagni's life were on terms of intimacy with him. |
| Until 1059 Popes were elected not by cardinals but by the clergy and laity of the diocese of Rome. |
