He prohibited the Jesuits from prosecuting their mission in China, and ordered that no new members should be received into the order. This indication of his sympathies encouraged some French bishops to approach him with a petition for the recall of the bull "Unigenitus" by which Jansenism had been condemned; the request, howver, was peremptorily denied.
Innocent XII, like his predecessor showed much favour to the English Pretender "James III", and liberally supported him. He died March 7, 1724, and was succeeded by Benedict XIII
Preceded by: Pope Clement XI | List of popes | Succeeded by: Pope Benedict XIII |