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A:Medieval popes presented their children as 'nephews' and 'nieces', and as supposed acts of charity used church funds to pay for their upbringing and elite education.

Popes often placed their sons into senior church roles, so that they would not want for anything in later life. This is the origin of the term 'nepotism'.

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