For their part , hagiographic Protestant biographers sometimes overlook the times that Cranmer betrayed his own principles .
Catholic biographers sometimes depict Cranmer as an unprincipled opportunist , a Nicodemite , and a tool of royal tyranny .
For their part , hagiographic Protestant biographers sometimes overlook the times that Cranmer betrayed Cranmer 's own principles .
Catholic biographers sometimes depict Cranmer as an unprincipled opportunist , a Nicodemite , and a tool of royal tyranny .