Note 232 — Chapter XII · THE BARONET IS RELIEVED.—A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. (continued 2)
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They even went so far as to deliberate whether these people could be considered human beings or not; but the church, always the true and faithful guardian of the rights of humanity, immediately raised her voice in their favor, and was first to render, by the mouth of Pope Paul III., a decision which conferred on them, or rather secured them, all their rights.