Tikhon threatened repressions against those clergymen and laymen who wanted to give away church riches. He deliberately aimed to reach a readership throughout Italy including laymen, clergymen and other poets. The cases spread from former Popes, Priests, and Clergymen. The book provoked outrage from intellectuals and clergymen. Theologians and clergymen also address the topic. Believers faced harsh punishments, and many clergymen were killed. The family became English gentry through generations of clergymen. His protest letter along with those of other Orthodox clergymen were ignored by the King. His roles were mostly those of ageing teachers, bank managers, politicians and clergymen. Puritan clergymen preferred to wear black academic attire. A large number of Orthodox clergymen were also killed. To this effect the communist state conducted anti-religious propaganda and persecution of clergymen and monasteries. Other Southerners interviewed included farmers, doctors, merchants, teachers, and clergymen. He had a very close friendship with two Goan Catholic clergymen, Bishop Noronha and Fr. Both sought support from leading clergymen and modified their message to meet religious ideals.