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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reformation that befell the English church is nearly half a millennium past by now. Henry and Catherine have long crumbled into dust. But the 2-ft. by 3-ft. parchment petition, headed Sanctissimo in Christo and bemedaled with ribbons and the 75 red wax seals of the petitioners, looks as imposing as it did on the day in 1530 when it arrived on Pope Clement's desk. It was long filed away in the Vatican, but 100 years ago, the church opened its ancient archives to selected scholars. This year, to commemorate that date, the Vatican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Papal Letters from the Past | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

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