 In late 1164 Roger led a deputation from Henry II that visited the papal court , or curia , to try to persuade Alexander III that any decision on the deposition of Becket should take place in England under a papal legate , rather than in Rome . While Becket was in exile , Roger also managed to secure papal permission for archbishops of York to carry their cross in front of them anywhere in England , a right that had long been a bone of contention between Canterbury and York . Later , the pope rescinded the permission , but consistently refused to give primacy to either Canterbury or York in their struggles . 
