Arthur Cushman McGiffert also states, "Some of the radical Anabaptists undertook to introduce polygamy, appealing to the patriarchal order of society in justification of their position.
The theologian Philipp Melanchthon likewise counseled that Henry VIII need not risk schism by dissolving his union with the established churches to grant himself divorces in order to replace his barren wives, but reluctantly, and with remorse afterward, consented that polygamy was an allowable alternative [REF].