The reference to the Archbishop of Canterbury's degree-awarding powers being granted by the Pope is misleading ("Anointed to lead flock to study", February 4). The powers were transferred from the Pope by parliamentary statute in 1533.
Nigel C. Hollingdale
Southampton University
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