text_original: They could do more : their right to excoromunicate the emperor, and all smaller sovereigns, and thus virtually to release subjects from their allegiance, was now generally recog  nised ; it was to the Papacy that the eyes of the world were turned as the final court of appeal, before which all lawless rulers might be arraigned, and in which the divine principles of justice, righteousness, and mercy might be applied to the decision of all causes.
text_transcription: THEY COULD DO MORE THEIR RIGHT TO EXCOMMUNICATE THE EMPEROR AND ALL SMALLER SOVEREIGNS AND THUS VIRTUALLY TO RELEASE SUBJECTS FROM THEIR ALLEGIANCE WAS NOW GENERALLY RECOGNIZED IT WAS TO THE PAPACY THAT THE EYES OF THE WORLD WERE TURNED AS THE FINAL COURT OF APPEAL BEFORE WHICH ALL LAWLESS RULERS MIGHT BE ARRAIGNED AND IN WHICH THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND MERCY MIGHT BE APPLIED TO THE DECISION OF ALL CAUSES
phonemes: ðeɪ kʊd dˈuː mˈɔːɹ : ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪt tʊ ɛkskˌɔːɹəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ænd ˈɔːl smˈɔːlɚ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz, ænd ðˈʌs vˈɜːtʃuːəli tə ɹᵻlˈiːs sˈʌbdʒɛkts fɹʌm ðɛɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns, wʌz nˈaʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɹˈɛkəɡ nˈaɪzd ; ɪt wʌz tə ðə pˈæpəsi ðætðɪ ˈaɪz ʌvðə wˈɜːld wɜː tˈɜːnd æz ðə fˈaɪnəl kˈɔːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːl, bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl lˈɔːləs ɹˈuːlɚz mˌaɪt biː ɚɹˈeɪnd, ænd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə dᵻvˈaɪn pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs, ɹˈaɪtʃəsnəs, ænd mˈɜːsi mˌaɪt biː ɐplˈaɪd tə ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌv ˈɔːl kˈɔːzᵻz.