History of the Fall of the Jesuits in the Eighteenth Century
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Hi. importance attached to the election of a new pope, which he con- sidered to be an affair of no moment, and unworthy to occupy the attention of a monarch of the eighteenth century. At the same time, in order to prove his disinterestedness, he prohibited his minister, the Cardinal Pozzo-Bonelli, from either supporting or opposing any candidate. So offensive an indifference, or rather disrespect, could not escape the attention of the sacred college. Joseph and Maria Theresa were the only Catho...lic sovereigns of the first rank who had hitherto had no serious quarrel with Rome. The cardinals, with a view to give a favourable turn to the precarious intimacy of their court with the emperor, resolved to pay him unusual honour ; they overlooked the secular etiquette which closes the conclave to the highest princes, and entreated Joseph to attend its meeting : in consequence he did so, accompanied by the Grand Duke Leopold. All the cardinals went in procession to meet them, and one of the most distinguished members of the sacred college, who in public estimation held the highest rank, Cardinal Stoppani, took Joseph by the hand and introduced him to the conclave.
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