The reason the Pope supported William of Orange was because James II was supported by France, and the Pope, still not forgetting then Avignon exile of the past and the political issues of the present, vehemently did not support France, thus siding with her enemies, which of course was Bad Billy. Yet another politically motivated agenda by a Church official back in the days when the Church was ruled by power-hungries and political zealots instead of religious men. It has brought shame upon my religion and I don't like it one bit. I hate politics.
--Mbo
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