Background information: this is an excerpt from a letter written by lorenzo de’ medici, the ruler of florence from 1469–1492, to his son giovanni, who had just become a cardinal. You are now devoted to god and the church: on which account you ought to aim at being a good ecclesiastic [priest], and to show that you prefer the honor and state of the church and of the apostolic see [the authority of the pope] to every other consideration. . . You should be the link to bind this city closer to the church, and our family with the city. . . You are always to prefer the interests of the church. –lorenzo de' medici, to his son giovanni, 1489 which of these claims is supported by evidence in the passage? renaissance men were more concerned with secular ideas than religious ones. Despite the growth of humanism, the church was still important to renaissance men. Renaissance men owed their loyalty to their city-state above all other considerations. The most important consideration for any man was his family, followed by the church.
