George Abbot (1562–1633), the reigning Archbishop of Canterbury (and ecclesiastical head of the independent Church of England), reported that political opposition to Calvert, combined with his loss of office, had "made him discontented and, as the saying is, ""Desperatio facit monachum"", so hee apparently did turne papist, which hee now professeth, this being the third time that he hath bene to blame that way [sic]".