Any English lawyers on the Mudcat? Is the Statute of Praemunire still on the books? This, I think, dates back to Richard II and was used by Henry VIII (of course) to some effect! It appears to state that it is a criminal offence to obey a foreign power or government above that of England. The Pope is not only the head of the Catholic Church but the representative of such a power, the Vatican. So arrest all those bishops etc and try them for treason.