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What if before the final dogmatic manifestation of the celibacy in the Catholic Church, a Pope makes a deal and promises all clerical princes, bishops and cardinals to entail their titles,wealth and offices to their children,grandchildren etc. ? He also let his loyal subordinates reinterpret the dogmas of the church and the Bible, so his Dynastic claim fits. The Pope then fathers his own children (or legitimate the already existing ones) and entitles them to be his successors or papal princes. His sons automatically are entitled to become cardinals, abbots and bishops and canons. His daughters could become abbess.
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