Re:The Bull of Pope Adrian IV Empowering Henry II to Conquer Ireland

Yes, the only English bishop ever elected to be pope.. and look what he goes and does!

he decided that the catholic faith, as celebrated by the irish was "roman" enough, and that the english were the ones to set about teaching the irish how to be more roman..

900 years later, and there are still repercussions! The english have given up being catholic, but not their claims to ireland.


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