27 April 1570 A.D. Pius V “Bounces” (Excommunicates) Queen Elizabeth 1—that “pretended Queen of England,” “servant of crime,” “ungodly,” “monstrous,” instituter of “false teachers,” follower of “the rule of Calvin,”
27 April 1570 A.D. Pius V “Bounces” (Excommunicates) Queen Elizabeth 1—that “pretended Queen of England,” “servant of crime,” “ungodly,” “monstrous,” instituter of “false teachers,” follower of “the rule of Calvin,” England a refuge for “impieties and crimes,” now “deprived of her pretended title to aforesaid Crown, lordship, dignity and privileges,” and all subjects “absolved of oaths to her” No author. “Pope Pius V’s Bull Against Elizabeth (1570).” Tudor History. N.d. http://tudorhistory.org/primary/papalbull.html . Accessed 24 Nov 2014. POPE PIUS V'S BULL AGAINST ELIZABETH (1570) Pius Bishop, servant of the servants of God, in lasting memory of the matter. He that reigneth on high, to whom is given all power in heaven and earth, has committed one holy Catholic and apostolic Church, outside of which there is no salvation, to one alone upon earth, namely to Peter, the first of the apostles, and to Peter's successor, the pope of Rome, to be b...