Rome decided that it desperately needed to get on the good side of Frederick the Wise of Saxony for several reasons—to gain his favor with regard to the selection of the next emperor, to get his approval of the so-called Turkish tax, and, almost certainly the most important of all at this time, to get him to turn over that rascal in a monk’s habit who had turned the world upside down over indulgences—it was decided to confer upon this most loyal son of the church this exceedingly gracious favor.
