Was Sir Tomas More's Decision Correct?
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There are often many different ways to look at situations. Usually
when situations are viewed from different points of view, differing
opinions can be found. In A Man for All Seasons there are clearly a lot
of opinions about More's silence to the oath required by the act of
succession. In the ....
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pope has the power to make rulings on points of religion and morality. The
pope believed that the state had no business meddling in the affairs and
powers of the church. Thus when the Pope declared that the marriage between
Catherine and Henry would stand, he was enforcing a law within the church
that his followers would have to live by. Therefore from the point of view
of the catholic church, which was represented in the play by Chapuys,
More's decision was correct. For if one belie ....
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