a humorous reference to Pope Clement VII, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 - 1534, who had shown himself to be unaware of the growing menace to his church from the Reformation, a religious movement that was attempting to reform the Roman Catholic Church. Further, he had aligned himself against Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1519 - 1558) resulting in poor relations. Charles V had Romesacked in 1527 and Pope Clement was held prisoner for some months in one of his own castles. Later in the same year, he denied a divorce to Henry VIII, King of England, which ultimately resulted in the separation of England from the Catholic Church. See also Henry the VIII in this glossary.—SHSBC Binder 28 Approved Glossary