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354 Lives of the Saints, [Nov. 16.
land was examined by three cardinals on certain minute
points of theology, and as he gave unsatisfactory answers to
the questions, how it was that Rachel, being already dead,
could weep for her children, whether Christ descended into
hell in the flesh or in the spirit, and such like, he was pronounced unworthy of so august a see, and Richard Wethers-
head, chancellor of Lincoln, nominated by the king and the
suffragan bishops, was appointed to the archbishopric by
Papal bull.
Richard speedily quarrelled with the king about Tonbridge
town and castle, which he claimed as belonging to the see of
Canterbury. He made a journey to Rome to support his
claims, and died on his way home, 1231. On this, the monks
of Canterbury elected unanimously Radulph de Neville,
bishop of Chichester, and chancellor to the king, " because
he was very faithful to both king and kingdom, and an unshaken pillar of the truth But the Pope, fearing the
zeal of that faithful man, lest he should endeavour to deliver1
the kingdom of England, which he loved with a sincere heart,
from the yoke of tribute to the Pope, under which it was
bowed, made them answer that he was a man hasty in word,
and presumptuous, and not deserving of such pre-eminence.
And that the monks might be the more willing to abandon
this candidate, he hardly granted them permission to elect
or demand any other archbishop."l The monks of Christ-
Church then elected John, their prior, and the king ratified
the appointment (1232); and the bishop elect started for
Rome to obtain the Papal confirmation. Gregory IX., however, refused him, because " he saw that John was very old
and simple, and not at all calculated for such a dignity; and
he persuaded him to yield in the spirit of meekness."
The monks of Canterbury, again frustrated, chose John
Blund, an Oxford theologian. The king approved, and he
1 Matthew of Westminster, sub ann. 1231.
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| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000416 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft- -* 354 Lives of the Saints, [Nov. 16. land was examined by three cardinals on certain minute points of theology, and as he gave unsatisfactory answers to the questions, how it was that Rachel, being already dead, could weep for her children, whether Christ descended into hell in the flesh or in the spirit, and such like, he was pronounced unworthy of so august a see, and Richard Wethers- head, chancellor of Lincoln, nominated by the king and the suffragan bishops, was appointed to the archbishopric by Papal bull. Richard speedily quarrelled with the king about Tonbridge town and castle, which he claimed as belonging to the see of Canterbury. He made a journey to Rome to support his claims, and died on his way home, 1231. On this, the monks of Canterbury elected unanimously Radulph de Neville, bishop of Chichester, and chancellor to the king, " because he was very faithful to both king and kingdom, and an unshaken pillar of the truth But the Pope, fearing the zeal of that faithful man, lest he should endeavour to deliver1 the kingdom of England, which he loved with a sincere heart, from the yoke of tribute to the Pope, under which it was bowed, made them answer that he was a man hasty in word, and presumptuous, and not deserving of such pre-eminence. And that the monks might be the more willing to abandon this candidate, he hardly granted them permission to elect or demand any other archbishop."l The monks of Christ- Church then elected John, their prior, and the king ratified the appointment (1232); and the bishop elect started for Rome to obtain the Papal confirmation. Gregory IX., however, refused him, because " he saw that John was very old and simple, and not at all calculated for such a dignity; and he persuaded him to yield in the spirit of meekness." The monks of Canterbury, again frustrated, chose John Blund, an Oxford theologian. The king approved, and he 1 Matthew of Westminster, sub ann. 1231. ft- |
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