He then set his sights on Westminster, although, as a man of the cloth, there was some doubt as to his eligibility, owing to various historical statutes debarring clergymen of both the Established Church and the Roman Catholic Church from sitting as MPs in the British House of Commons.
Then he targeted Westminster, though, being a man of the cloth, there were questions about his qualifications because of laws from history that barred clergy members from both the established church and the roman catholic church from participating as mp's in the british house of commons.