text_original: It was this, above all else, which tended to weaken the spiritual prestige of the Popes by involving them in the secular interests of a temporal dominion.
text_transcription: IT WAS THIS ABOVE ALL ELSE WHICH TENDED TO WEAKEN THE SPIRITUAL PRESTIGE OF THE POPES BY INVOLVING THEM IN THE SECULAR INTERESTS OF A TEMPORAL DOMINION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðˈɪs, əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ˈɛls, wˌɪtʃ tˈɛndᵻd tə wˈiːkən ðə spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl pɹɛstˈiːʒ ʌvðə pˈoʊps baɪ ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪnðə sˈɛkjʊlɚɹ ˈɪntɹɛsts əvə tˈɛmpɚɹəl dəmˈɪniən.