Vox Populi, Vox Dei consistent with earlier usage of vox populi, vox Dei in English political history since at least as early as 1327 when the Archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds brought charges against King Edward II in a sermon "Vox populi, vox Dei". From Reynolds onwards English political use of the phrase was favorable, not referencing the original context of the usage by Alcuin (739) who in a letter advised the emperor Charlemagne to resist such a dangerous democratic idea on the grounds that "the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness". "Vox Populi, Vox Dei : being true Maxims
Vox in Rama Vox in Rama Vox in Rama () is a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory IX in either 1232, 1233 or 1234 condemning a German heresy known as "Luciferian", a form of devil worship. The bull was issued to King Henry, son of Emperor Frederick II, in June 1233 and subsequently to Archbishop Siegfried III of Mainz demanding they use all efforts to stop the practice. The 13th century was a time of great superstition and saw the start of the "demonisation of heretics" by the Church, attributing their lack of belief in the Catholic faith to the devil. Barber