one of the reproaches that savanola sent to the vatican was that the vatican is too overflowing with art and forgets about the lord, whom it should glorify in its churches. i will quote one of savanaroma's sermons. rome is babylon, instead of instilling in the people the fundamentals of christian doctrine, the priests devote themselves to poetry and eloquence. you will find garatia, virgil, cicaron in their hands. and here are some more bright and juicy quotes, addressed to artists and art figures: you worship moloch, moloch is your king, your king is the devil, you dedicated my temple and my church to your god moloch, thus says the almighty: look how they behave in florence, mothers take their unmarried daughters to the cathedral, dressed up for show, to look like... nymphs, you artists, paint figures in the church, resembling this or that woman, you artists do wrong, you bring worldly vanity into the church, our days such art, pomp and decoration are displayed in churches, so that they distract from the light of god and true contemplation, so that people no longer think of god, onl