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Europe, Catholic Europe, demanded the sacrifice, the kings of Spain, of France, of Naples, of Portugal. Compulsus feci, compulsus feci, exclaimed the broken-hearted Pope, the feeble and pious Ganganelli. So that in 1773, by a papal decree, the Order was suppressed; 669 colleges were closed; 223 missions were abandoned, and more than 22,000 members were dispersed.
The King of Spain, the most obstinate tyrant in Europe, wrote to him with his own hand, telling him that if he did not suppress the order he would publish in all the languages of Europe the letters he had written when he was a cardinal, promising to suppress the order when he became Pope. On the strength of these letters Ganganelli had been elected.
Unhappily, however, he fell out of the frying-pan into the fire by asking me my opinion as to the election of the next pope. "I believe it will be Ganganelli," I replied, "as he is the only monk in the conclave." "Why should it be necessary to choose a monk?" "Because none but a monk would dare to commit the excess which the Spaniards will demand of the new pope."
In time she arrived at Rome, where she kept an oyster-stand. You have all heard, no doubt of Pope Ganganelli, commonly called Clement XIV.: he was remarkably fond of oysters. One Good Friday, as he was passing through this famous city in state, to assist at high mass at St. This subterraneous apartment was her kitchen, parlour, and bed-chamber.
"You can never learn the value of money," said he; "I am now to take five scudi to these fourteen children." "Is it not enough?" joyfully asked Ganganelli. "Well, I thank God that you are so disposed! I only feared you would refuse me so much, because my treasury, as you say, is already empty. But if we have something left, give much, much more! At least a hundred scudi, Lorenzo!"
We must care for him, Lorenzo; the children must not want for bread!" "That is understood, that is Christian duty," said Lorenzo, eagerly. "Give me the address, I will go to him yet to-day! And how much money shall I take with me?" "Well, I thought," timidly responded Ganganelli, "that five scudi would not be too much!" Lorenzo compassionately shrugged his shoulders.
His dishonesty and intriguing disposition has made him a cardinal. Why can it not also make him a pope? "What dreams those are," murmured Lorenzo, shrugging his shoulders; "the idea that a Braschi could be the successor of the noble Ganganelli!"
He had not a strong enough intellect to defy the king and all his threats, or to bear the shame of being exhibited to the whole world as an ambitious and unscrupulous man. I am amused when people tell me that Ganganelli poisoned himself by taking so many antidotes.
"Are you certain of that?" asked Corilla, with flashing eyes and glowing cheeks. Cardinal Francesco Albani smiled mysteriously. "Pope Ganganelli is ill," said he, "and it is thought he will die!" Groaning, supported by his faithful Lorenzo's arm, Pope Ganganelli slowly moved through the walks of his garden.
Revenge is the first duty of man, and whoever neglects to take it is dishonored!" "And such men dare to call themselves Christians!" exclaimed Ganganelli, with uplifted arms "and such men call themselves priests of the religion of love!" "I am a priest of love!" said Albani.
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