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Pope Leo X,
sovereign bishop of Rome,
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successor to Saint Peter
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and holy head
of the Roman Catholic church.
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I've been longing for
someone to save Christendom.
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Let us pray he's come.
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Your reputation
precedes you, Aleander.
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Then I am fearful.
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Cardinal Cajetan says
you're a brilliant scholar,
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yet possess
a fervent desire to serve.
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I have need of such gifts.
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Excellency.
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Albert of Brandenburg wants
to be Archbishop of Mainz.
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He's already archbishop
of two German territories.
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Correct.
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Then canon law disqualifies him
from holding a third.
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Moreover, wasn't he underage
when granted his first post?
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Just so.
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Even as I myself was.
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Doubtless Cajetan has informed you
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that I was made cardinal
at the age of 13.
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Albert's ambition
could still serve God's glory.
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The Turks at the gates of Mienna.
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The French are
yapping at my heels,
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and Rome itself has
become an open sewer
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filled with wild dogs
and cats by day
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and brigands
and fornicators by night.
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And this new
Basilica of Saint Peter's,
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it's not just a building,
Aleander,
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it's a symbol of my intent
to restore Christ's church.