1.   He expressed his admiration for the educational efficiency of the Jesuits and politely renounced his allegiance to their church.

2.   Catholics were ordered to renounce allegiance to the pope and thousands were jailed for refusing to go along with the order.

3.   China has closed unauthorized houses of worship and jailed independent clerics, along with Catholic bishops and priests who refuse to renounce allegiance to the Vatican.

4.   It ordered Catholics to renounce allegiance to the pope and has jailed thousands of faithful who refused to go along with the state-formed church.

5.   It ordered Catholics to renounce allegiance to the pope and has jailed thousands of the faithful who refused to go along with the state-run church.

6.   The citizenship oath requires one to renounce allegiance to all other countries.

7.   The government also ordered Catholics to renounce allegiance to the Pope.

8.   The U.S. citizenship oath requires that a person renounce allegiance to all other countries.