Aside from the fact that Taylor had supported Lady Jane Grey, Mary's rival, he was also charged with heresy for having preached a sermon in Bury St. Edmunds denouncing the Catholic practice of clerical celibacy, which required that a Catholic priest be unmarried.
Aside from the fact that Taylor probably supported Lady Jane Grey, Mary's rival, he was also charged with heresy for having preached a sermon in Bury St. Edmunds. Taylor denounced the Catholic position of clerical celibacy, which required that a Catholic priest be unmarried.