Publications of the Catholic Record Society, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Great Britain Catholic Record Society

9780260691064: Publications of the Catholic Record Society, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260691062 ISBN 13: 9780260691064

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Sander then proceeds to give an account of the sufferings of the Catholic bishops, deans, clergy and laymen, who, to his know ledge, had suffered in prison and in many other ways. Considerable light is thrown in the course of this narrative upon points of general interest connected with the change of religion on the accession of Elizabeth. For example, the action of Bishop Oglethorpe of Carlisle in consenting to crown Queen Elizabeth has been frequently criti cized. In this report to Cardinal Moroni, Sander thus explains the act: The Bishop of Carlisle at length undertook the ceremony, after many of the others had been asked in vain, not as a favourer of heresy but lest, if no one should anoint her, the queen should thereby be enraged and made more inclined to overthrow religion. Things, moreover, were not then so desperate as to prevent many from hoping that she might be turned from her purpose (p.

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