▁reach ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁which ▁would ▁keep ▁Henry ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁al ien ate ▁either ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Press ure ▁mounted , ▁however , ▁and ▁Henry ▁called ▁a ▁council ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 1 1 6 , ▁and ▁Henry ▁ordered ▁that ▁when ▁Th ur stan ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁council , ▁he ▁must ▁swe ar ▁to ▁obey ▁Can ter bury . ▁If ▁Th ur stan ▁would ▁not ▁do ▁so , ▁Henry ▁threatened ▁to ▁dep ose ▁him ▁from ▁office . ▁But , ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁council , ▁Th ur stan ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁po pe , ▁ordering ▁Th ur stan ' s ▁consec r ation ▁without ▁any ▁profession . ▁Although ▁Th ur stan ▁did ▁not ▁reve al ▁that ▁the ▁po pe ▁had ▁ordered ▁his ▁consec r ation , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁refuse ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁profession , ▁and ▁res igned ▁his ▁see ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁council . ▁But , ▁the ▁pap acy , ▁the ▁York ▁c athedral ▁chapter , ▁and ▁even ▁King ▁Henry ▁still ▁considered ▁Th ur stan ▁the ▁arch bishop - elect . ▁In ▁ 1 1 1 7 , ▁Ralph ▁attempted ▁to ▁visit ▁Pope ▁Pas ch al ▁II ▁about ▁the ▁dispute , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁actually ▁meet ▁the ▁po pe , ▁and ▁only ▁secured ▁a ▁vague ▁letter ▁confirm ing ▁Can ter bury ' s ▁past ▁privileges , ▁but ▁since ▁the ▁exact ▁privileges ▁wer en ' t ▁specified , ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁useless . ▁ ▁Both ▁Ralph ▁and ▁Th ur stan