Right, no wonder the Church cracked down on the priests.

didnt rly think about how that was just part of a whole power structure that was so corrupt.
sorta knew that they amassed those estates because they were clerics. but didnt think about the bloodshed that went w that.
and i now know where 'bonfire of the vanities' comes from.

A totally corrupt power structure from the top down.

I know it was shocking to see a pope and his family act in such horrendous ways.

Reminds me of the current GOP.
Power and wealth at any cost.

at least he didnt poison anyone. that we know of.

he doesnt have the guts to actually kill someone w his own hands. or do much else besides wield a golf club.

The GOP causes a great deal of death and destruction with their policies and inaction. And they convince the populace that it is all normal or someone else's fault.

But it is the same basic strategy as the Borgias.

that was a pretty crafty move to send king charles off to a city full of plague.

The Borgias were very clever and diabolical.

and completely w/o scruples.

but....

The pope's history wasn't finished.

The actors were great, especially Jeremy Irons and Sean Harris. The costuming was beautiful and the sets were extravagant. I heard it was costing a fortune to produce, and I can see why.

dead ringers is still the creepiest movie i've ever seen.

I could never get tired of him.

he reminds me of an old bf.....

This one and and earlier one just called "Borgia"

After you are finished with the Borgias, try out "Medici". Equally interesting family
There were 4 Medici popes.

know a bit more about them from art history class.