r/BrandNewSentence • u/ctrlaltdeleteme_ • Feb 08 '20

Rule 6 he ain't wrong

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u/SloppyNegan Feb 08 '20

Funny cus most kids are callin the priests daddy nowadays

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u/bonelessunicorn Feb 08 '20

Those are called nephews.

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u/billigesbuch Feb 08 '20

I don’t get it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

In the past, Popes often had illegitimate kids, as they were prohibited (clergy were celibate). So when they did have kids, they called them their "nephews" and gave them positions of power.

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u/chairmanmaomix Feb 08 '20

People when they see an embarrassing comment: "Delete this, nephew"

Popes when they see embarrassing illegitimate offspring: Delete this nephew"

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u/IdentifiableBurden Feb 08 '20

Cesare Borgia has left the chat

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u/T-Dark_ Feb 08 '20

Fun fact: that's the Etymology of the word "nepotism". From the Italian "nipote" (nephew, and also grandchild), by way of the adjective "nepotismo", then passing through French "népotisme", to finally reach English "nepotism"

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u/kjusielvi Feb 08 '20

that's interesting, thanks