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The Royal Ecclesiastical SupremacyDr. Henry ChadwickThe Royal Ecclesiastical Supremacy, by Prof. Henry Chadwick (Peterhouse, Cambridge). Summary: The paper seeks to elucidate the different and complex notions of supremacy in 16th century texts, especially in Henry VIII and his main critic Reginald Pole. Henry could exploit the theme that the papacy is antichrist (the prehistory of that notion is briefly outlined), and could model his theory and practice on Justinian, East Roman emperor 527-65. Justinian freely legislated on ecclesiastical matters, appointed bishops, summoned councils, and even tortured a pope into submission to his will. It was self-evident to him that his duty was to keep orthodoxy…Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission1985Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/1421ARCIC-II 68F/87https://iarccum.org/doc/1421enARCIC-II : Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II : Study papers© 1985, Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission