Oh, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas! Does a man need a Pope to tell him where he's sinned? It was a...

[Sir Thomas and the King are discussing the King's wish for a divorce from Katherine of Aragon, his brother's widow] King Henry VIII: Oh, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas! Does a man need a Pope to tell him where he's sinned? It was a sin. God's punished me. I have no son. Son after son she's borne me - all dead at birth or dead within the month. Never saw the hand of God so clear in anything. It's my bounden duty to put away the Queen and all the popes back to Peter shall not come between me and my duty! How is it that you cannot see? Everyone else does. Sir Thomas More: Then why does your Grace need my poor support? King Henry VIII: Because you're honest... and what is more to the purpose, you're KNOWN to be honest. There are those like Norfolk who follow me because I wear the crown; and those like Master Cromwell who follow me because they are jackals with sharp teeth and I'm their tiger; there's a mass that follows me because it follows anything that moves. And then there's you... Sir Thomas More: I am sick to think how much I must displease your Grace. King Henry VIII: No, Thomas, I respect your sincerity. But respect... man, that's water in the desert.