highly opaque text
to give in to one’s entreaties
coven
clerical vestments
the promulgation of the doctrine of papal infallibility
vicar
scriptural perspicuity
to apprehend the laws of God in nature and morality
to profess no religion
vanity
devout Christians
to summon a church council
matins
to make someone weep
the very crux of Reformation theology
chantry
anticlerical tinge
vicar-general
cloven-hoofed devil
feretory
to exalt scriptural authority at the expense of all others
divine
pew
impious writings
to hurtle across the night sky
cloister
filthy brutal cannibals
to brook no misbehavior in thought or deed
spiritual ardour
pristine purity
to take up the cudgels for Catholicism
incense
the intervening pontificate of Adrian VI
circle of communicants