"Consequently, in the name of God Almighty, by the authority of the
Apostles Saints Peter and Paul, and by our Own, We reprove and condemn
this Charter [the Magna Carta]; under pain of anathema We forbid the
King to observe it or the barons to demand its execution. We declare
the Charter null and of no effect, as well as all the obligations
contracted to confirm it. It is Our wish that in no case should it
have any effect."
[Pope Innocent III (1161-1216)]