he spends a small fortune on the palatial expansion of st. peter's basilica. >> during the renaissance we had lots of art, lots of patronage, but in another way it's dir for actually breaking the church. >> that art, that sculpture, all that fabulous beauty has to be paid for. >> pope leo x pays for his opulent life-style by selling positions within his administration. >> he says these offices will cost this much. if you want this one you have to pay this much. >> all kinds of horrible things are happening in the church. only the bishops are putting illegitimate kids into offices, basically embezzlement. >> this is a time the catholic church is really pretty profoundly corrupt. >> but the payoffs are still not enough to keep up with leo's spending. >> it's put a strain on local