The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Tours. Their view of ecclesiastical authority is accordingly different. Westminster Abbey dominated most of the early financial, judicial and ecclesiastical aspects of the county. Its public law content was quarried for arguments by both secular and ecclesiastical authorities. The split led to the emergence of a separate ecclesiastical authority. The pope's lack of interest in political or ecclesiastical affairs caused dismay among his contemporaries. Church musicians were probably influenced by order from their ecclesiastical patrons. The highest rank in the ecclesiastical hierarchy is the Patriarch. It was the site of various ecclesiastical councils. Natives were also removed from high governmental and ecclesiastical office. There were also clauses in relation to ecclesiastical lords. Annulments by the ecclesiastical and civil courts are unrelated and are not necessarily mutually endorsed. Raymond was again excommunicated for not fulfilling the conditions of ecclesiastical reconciliation. The Saint Nicholas tradition contains a number of elements that are not ecclesiastical in origin. Scripture is subject to individual and ecclesiastical interpretations.