Everything about Romanum Decet Pontificem totally explained
» Not to be confused with Decet Romanum Pontificem.
Romanum decet pontificem is a
papal bull issued by
Pope Innocent XII (1691—1700) on
June 22,
1692, banning the office of
Cardinal Nephew, limiting his successors to elevating only one
cardinal relative, eliminating various
sinecures traditionally reserved for cardinal-nephews and capping the
stipend or
endowment the nephew of a pope could receive to 12,000
scudi.
Romanum decet pontificem was later incorporated into the
Code of Canon Law of 1917 in canons 240, 2; 1414, 4; and 1432, 1. In 1694, Innocent XII's series of reforms was capped off with an expensive campaign to eliminate the venality of offices while reimbursing their current holders.
However, following
Romanun decet pontificem, only three of the eight popes of the 18th century didn't make a nephew or brother cardinal.
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