Challenge1:TheCrucifixCrisisI’maCatholicandeventhoughI’mnothappywiththeQueenbeingaProtestant,hernewreligiondoesn't upsetmethatmuch,butwe

lovedouridols,candles&statuesinourchurches,sowe’regladshehaskepttheminhernew

churches,soyouPuritanscanjogonifyouthinkwe’relosingourcrucifixthatthequeenhas

allowed,itiscentraltoourfaith!

Ohnoyoudon’t!!IamveryangrythattheQueenhasshowntoomuchleniencetotheCatholicsinhernewreligion,wePuritansdemandedamuchmoreplainreligionandchurch,thereisnospaceinthe

relationshipwithGodforidols,statuesanddefinitelynotthecrucifix,itisjustTOOCATHOLIC!

Asyouallknow,Ihavetriedtocreateareligionthatappealstothemajority,Idemandthecrucifixremains.IfIlosethecrucifixIwillappearweakasaQueen,aswellasupsettheCatholicsandtherearealotofCatholics,butIamaProtestant,I

shouldpleasethem– Ohthisisadilemma!

ThisisespeciallydifficultanddangerousasthePopehasjusttoldmyloyalsubjects,theEnglishCatholics,toboycottmynewChurch,notsureIamreadyforthatfight

justyet!

Intheend,ElizabethbackeddowntothePuritans,(partlyduetotheinfluenceofCecil&Dudley)andremovedthecrucifixfromherchurches,however,shecompromisedonceagainbyallowingthemtostayintheRoyalChapelineverychurch.SheDIDNOTwantacivilwaroverreligion!

ProbablymoreofapotentialthreattoElizabethbyupsettingtheCatholics,butitdidshowsomeweaknessinherbybackingdowntothePuritans.

Challenge2:TheVestmentcontroversyItisbadenoughthatourQueenhascompromisedsomuchalready,butwejustcan’taccepttheseCatholicvestmentsinourProtestantchurches!Noway!Itjustmakesthepriestsappearabovethepeopleandbetterthanus!Theseprieststhinktheycanturnbread&wineintothebodyandbloodofJesus,comein!!!Theyalsothinktheycan

forgivesin?ONLYGodcanforgivesin!Apriestshouldbeplainindressandbehaviour!WhileIamhere,thereisnohierarchyintheBible,soshouldtherebeinreallife?

SomepriestswerenotfollowingElizabeth’sinstructions(Royalinjunctions)andwearingtherequiredvestments.ThisunderminedtheQueen’sauthority,whichshecouldn'tallowhavingsuchaweakgriponthecrownatthestartofherreign.Mostpriestsintheendbackeddown,only37weresacked!

IamtheQueen,ALLwillobeyme!TheArchbishopofCanterburywillissuea‘Bookofadvertisements’declaringhowmyclergywilldressandbehave,theywillcometoLondontobeshownhowtodress.Iftheyrefusetheywillbesacked– AlthoughthiscouldbedangerousandstartaProtestantrising,itistheonlychoiceIhave!Iamworriedabout

thisideaofnohierarchythatthesePuritansaretalkingabout!...