Take the following as truth: At their best, the popes and cardinals replaced military conquest by moral leadership and persuasion; at their worst, they could show the same hunger for political power and worldly wealth as any caesar or grand duke.
Then the following statement: "The popes and cardinals replaced military conquest by moral leadership and persuasion at their best; at their worst, they could show the same hunger for political power and worldly wealth as any caesar." is true, false, or inconclusive?