Historian Scarisbrick wrote that it was “argued that the Church needed radical purging, that society could no longer carry this uneconomic burden, this vast institution which absorbed so much manpower, sterilized so much wealth, took so much and gave back so little..., and that the flow of English money to Rome... damaged [England’s] economy. ”
Ajaloolase Scarisbricki sõnul väideti, et ” kirik vajab radikaalset puhastust, kuna ühiskond ei suuda enam kanda sellist kulukat koormat, seda suurt institutsiooni, mis kurnab ära tohutult palju inimjõudu, kulutab nii palju rikkusi, võtab nii palju, kuid annab nii vähe vastu,.. ning see, et Inglismaa raha voolab Rooma,.. teeb kahju [Inglismaa] majandusele ”.