When Henry II said “Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?” three of his knights proceeded to Canterbury where they killed the Archbishop Thomas Becket in the cathedral. Afterward the king’s excuse was essentially “Obviously I was being sarcastic.” Dec 29 1170.
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he was an archdeacon befoe he was an archbishop...when was he priested?
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After Henry proposed him as archbishop of Canterbury. It was one of those shot-gun ordinations.
June 2, 1162 preist; June 3, 1162 bishop...do you wonder why women deacons are such a threat?
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