Tyndale was betrayed by Henry Philips, a well-educated Englishman who had lost his inheritance due to his own [[gambling]] [[addiction]]. For more than a year the [[Roman Catholic Church]] had control of him, and allowed him to continue to translate the [[Old Testament]]. Ultimately he was then transferred to local authorities under the jurisdiction of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V of Spain|Charles V]], who had previously presided over the trial of [[Martin Luther]]. [[King Henry VIII]], who disliked Tyndale for outspokenly opposing his divorce to Catherine of Aragon, and for opposing authority by the English monarchy over the church. | Tyndale was betrayed by Henry Philips, a well-educated Englishman who had lost his inheritance due to his own [[gambling]] [[addiction]]. For more than a year the [[Roman Catholic Church]] had control of him, and allowed him to continue to translate the [[Old Testament]]. Ultimately he was then transferred to local authorities under the jurisdiction of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V of Spain|Charles V]], who had previously presided over the trial of [[Martin Luther]]. [[King Henry VIII]], who disliked Tyndale for outspokenly opposing his divorce to Catherine of Aragon, and for opposing authority by the English monarchy over the church. |