ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz hæd nˌɑːt fɚbˈɪdən ðə kˈɪŋ tʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɪn pˌɑːlɪɡˈæmi, æz ðɛɹwˌɜː dˈɑːktɹɪnz bˈeɪst ɔnðə bˈɪblɪkəl ˈiəɹə pˌɑːlɪɡˈæmi ʌv hˈiːbɹuː pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkz.
The church authorities had not forbidden the king to engage in polygamy, as there were doctrines based on the biblical era polygamy of Hebrew patriarchs.