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Repartee concerning clerical venality. (Cf. J1192, J1263.1.2.)

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever verbal retorts (repartee). · Repartee based on church or clergy. · view the constellation · filed as J1263.2

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Filed under Repartee concerning clerical abuses.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Price of consecration. Bishop is paid 100 ova (eggs) instead of 100 oves (sheep) for consecrating man as priest. To bishop's protests the man answers, "You should have refused to consecrate me. If I had been worthy I should not have had to promise oves or ova." Rich man shakes ducats into pope's lap. Pope says, "Who could withstand such an armored army?" and decides for the rich man Priest refuses small bribe: only for large sum will he sell himself to devil
Filed beside it
Repartee based on clerical ignorance Christians have a merciful God. Jew so decides when he thinks of the scandalous life of the court of Rome Repartee concerning clerical luxury Clergy in no need of spectacles. Many do not pray at all, many know their prayers by heart, and the great prelates look through their fingers Choosing his confessor. Ruler explains: "I want a lying priest so that if he repeats my confession he will not be believed." Confession made easy. Peasant sees priest at work in the fields. Tells him he wishes to confess. He is told to put money in the box and take the same penance as the year before
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
The bribed judge Consecration of the ignorant priest. A bishop disgusted with priest's ignorance says, "Who consecrated you as priest?" – "You did, the time I gave you ten florins."

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