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Few of Gillray's satires aim their barbs directly at religion, but many include it as an element. The introduction of the Pope to the convocation at Oxford, by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom (D12933) reflects concern over the Marquess of Buckingham’s Catholic sympathies when he was installed as Chancellor of the University of Oxford. As well as suggesting Buckinghams perceived intentions, Gillray cannot resist poking fun at the figures of the notoriously plump Marquess and his family, the shapes of whose bodies he reveals through their clothes. In this print, Gillray hides Napoleon under the Pope's cloak, but this close association does not reflect reality: in fact the Pope had excommunicated Napoleon.