. Henry II . ged bastard, Geoffrey, who,however, preferring rather to fleece than to tend hissheep, had never been consecrated to the see. It is curious that Henry, himself careless of re-ligion and actively antagonistic to the Church,should have lavished his warmest affection upontwo men destined after their death to rank in thecalendar of saints. The intimate friend of his earlyyears became St. Thomas of Canterbury, and thechosen associate of the closing years of his reignwas destined to become St. Hugh of Lincoln. Theclaims to saintship of the two men were singularlydifferent; Thomas was on
. Henry II . ged bastard, Geoffrey, who,however, preferring rather to fleece than to tend hissheep, had never been consecrated to the see. It is curious that Henry, himself careless of re-ligion and actively antagonistic to the Church,should have lavished his warmest affection upontwo men destined after their death to rank in thecalendar of saints. The intimate friend of his earlyyears became St. Thomas of Canterbury, and thechosen associate of the closing years of his reignwas destined to become St. Hugh of Lincoln. Theclaims to saintship of the two men were singularlydifferent; Thomas was one of those arrogant,fighting ecclesiastics who identify the cause of theChurch with themselves and take the kingdom ofheaven by violence, whUe Hugh was a man of peace,one of those who identify themselves witjh the causeof God, to whom beatification comes as the naturalreward for the blessings they have themselves be-stowed upon their flocks. Of the two St. Thomasinevitably made the greater impression upon the.
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