... was additionally widely acclaimed for his practices of simony, the selling of indulgences, and nepotism. Furthermore, Pope Alexander VI wrote some of the most controversial papal bulls of all time like the Inter Caetera, which was a precursor to the Treaty of Tordesillas. The future Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, was ... 't a priest or a Pope this would still be considered huge sin for many Catholics. Pope Alexander VI would even go on to create several controversial papal bulls, like the Inter Caetera, which was a precursor to the treaty of Tordesillas, "granted all land to the west...

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... travelled to Acquitaine in order to swear fealty to the English king Henry II. Up to this point, although Henry had been granted the Lordship of Ireland through the disputed Papal Bull "Laudabiliter" by Pope Adrian IV (the only English pope and one who wanted to extend Church control over Ireland) in 1155, he had never shown any great interest in ... clerics and Irish commanders met and formed The Confederacy of Kilkenny who organised a General Assembly for October. The movement was also given its military leader when Owen Roe O'Neill (Hugh's nephew) came from Spain to take command. He ...

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