text_original: Nevertheless, he was a wise, level  headed statesman, who knew how to recover much of the Papal authority lost in previous years, and to obtain control over the national Churches which had been struggling towards independence.
text_transcription: NEVERTHELESS HE WAS A WISE LEVEL HEADED STATESMAN HE KNEW HOW TO RECOVER MUCH OF THE PAPAL AUTHORITY LOST IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND TO OBTAIN CONTROL OVER THE NATIONAL CHURCHES WHICH HAD BEEN STRUGGLING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
phonemes: nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, hiː wʌzɐ wˈaɪz, lˈɛvəl hˈɛdᵻd stˈeɪtsmən, hˌuː nˈuː hˌaʊ tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə pˈeɪpəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi lˈɔst ɪn pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹz, ænd tʊ əbtˈeɪn kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈæʃənəl tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns.