Pamene anali kuchita monga wansembe wa mfumu, iye anakana molimba mtima kupereka msonkho umene papa ananena kuchokera kwa mfumu ya ku England, ndipo anasonyeza kuti kutengeka kwa ulamuliro wa papa pa olamulira akudziko kunali kosagwirizana ndi kulingalira ndi vumbulutso. 
While acting as chaplain for the king, he took a bold stand against the payment of tribute claimed by the pope from the English monarch and showed that the papal assumption of authority over secular rulers was contrary to both reason and revelation.